Abstract
Treatment of patients who have pneumothorax is increasingly being undertaken with a small-diameter dart catheter. Although the catheter usually is effective, complications can arise with its use. We describe a patient in whom empyema developed during treatment of spontaneous pneumothorax with the use of such a catheter. Limitations and guidelines for its use are discussed.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1549-1550 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| Journal | CHEST |
| Volume | 99 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1991 |
| Externally published | Yes |