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(Chest. 1963;43:78-81.)
© 1963 American College of Chest Physicians

Spontaneous Pneumothorax - Management By Tube Thoracostomy and Suction

M. W. Wolcott M.D., F.C.C.P.1; W. A. Shaver M.D.1; and W. D. Jennings M.D.1

1 Departments of Surgery, Veterans Administration Hospital, and University of Miami School of Medicine, Coral Gables, Florida; and from the Veterans Administration Hospital, Augusta, Georgia

Management of 65 patients with spontaneous pneumothorax by tube thoracostomy with low suction is reported. Open thoracotomy was necessary in only six. Conservative management is urged as it has yielded good results with minimal loss of time and disability.






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