Title |
Clinical manifestations of tension pneumothorax: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis
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Published in |
Systematic Reviews, January 2014
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DOI | 10.1186/2046-4053-3-3 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Derek J Roberts, Simon Leigh-Smith, Peter D Faris, Chad G Ball, Helen Lee Robertson, Christopher Blackmore, Elijah Dixon, Andrew W Kirkpatrick, John B Kortbeek, Henry Thomas Stelfox |
Abstract |
Although health care providers utilize classically described signs and symptoms to diagnose tension pneumothorax, available literature sources differ in their descriptions of its clinical manifestations. Moreover, while the clinical manifestations of tension pneumothorax have been suggested to differ among subjects of varying respiratory status, it remains unknown if these differences are supported by clinical evidence. Thus, the primary objective of this study is to systematically describe and contrast the clinical manifestations of tension pneumothorax among patients receiving positive pressure ventilation versus those who are breathing unassisted. |
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