Management of Pediatric Traumatic Hemothorax and Volume Threshold for Chest Tube Placement: Multicenter Pediatric Trauma Center Retrospective Analysis
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Kathleen Heller, Christopher Knapp, Stephanie Brierley, Erica Whetten, R.Scott Eldredge, Paul T. Kang, Mattison Stewart, Emalee Orcutt, Connor Park, Peter Halligan, Rebecca Payne, Cory M. Pfeifer, Justin Lee
Topic overview
vAdult trauma literature indicates hemothorax volume >300 mL requires thoracic drainage. Due to a paucity of pediatric literature, we aim to analyze pediatric traumatic hemothorax management and calculate a volume threshold requiring chest tube placement.
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