Study of the Length of Needle Thoracostomy Catheter Needed for Patients with Chest Trauma
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Kang, Sung Won
(Department of Emergency Medicine, College of Medicine, Kyungpook National University)
Ryoo, Hyun Wook (Department of Emergency Medicine, College of Medicine, Kyungpook National University) Park, Jung Bae (Department of Emergency Medicine, College of Medicine, Kyungpook National University) Seo, Kang Suk (Department of Emergency Medicine, College of Medicine, Kyungpook National University) Chung, Jae Myung (Department of Emergency Medicine, College of Medicine, Kyungpook National University) |
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