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S Afr Med J
; 54(20): 814-6, 1978 Nov 11.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-741325
ABSTRACT
Patients suffering from uncomplicated pneumothorax, haemothorax or haemopneumothorax of clinical significance are treated with fluid replacement, intercostal under-water drainage, antibiotics and routine physiotherapy. The commencement of routine physiotherapy may be delayed 8-60 hrs depending on the time the patient is admitted and arrangement of 'out-of-hours' physiotherapy services, but immediate physiotherapy produces superior results from every point of view.