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Accidental iatrogenic pneumothorax in hospitalized patients.

July 20, 2010

Zhan C, Smith M, Stryer D. Med Care. 2006;44(2):182-186.

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This Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)–sponsored study looked at the incidence of accidental iatrogenic pneumothorax (AIP) in patients who underwent certain procedures. They found that AIP occurred most frequently after thoracentesis, but also during other procedures.

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