Out-patient Management of Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax with Chest Drain and Heimlich Flutter Valve
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Report By: Dr. Adrian Murphy - Registrar, Emergency Medicine
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Institution: Cork University Hospital, Ireland
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Date Submitted: 15th May 2007
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Last Modified: 15th May 2007
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Status: Red (incomplete)
Three Part Question
Can [patients with primary spontaneous pneumothorax] be [safely discharged home] following [insertion of a chest drain with Heimlich flutter valve]?