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P J Galloway1, P M King, P Freeland
1St John's Hospital, Howden, Livingston, West Lothian, UK.
Injury
|September 1, 1993
Abstract:
The insertion of pleural drains (tube thoracostomy) is associated with serious complications in up to 10 per cent of cases. A safe and efficient technique of tube thoracostomy using the Autosuture Surgiport is described.

