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MacDuff A, Arnold A, Harvey J; BTS Pleural Disease Guideline Group. Management of spontaneous pneumothorax: British Thoracic Society Pleural Disease Guideline 2010. Thorax. 2010 Aug;65(suppl 2):ii18-31. [This guideline has been archived by the British Thoracic Society. The British Thoracic Society website states that guidelines that are more than 5 years old are marked as archived because their recommendations have not been checked to confirm continued validity at the date of archival. The UK expert adviser of this topic has confirmed that these guidelines still reflect current practice in the UK.]Full text Abstract
American College of Radiology. ACR appropriateness criteria: rib fractures. 2018 [internet publication].Full text
American College of Radiology. ACR appropriateness criteria: intensive care unit patients. 2020 [internet publication].Full text
Havelock T, Teoh R, Laws D, et al. Pleural procedures and thoracic ultrasound: British Thoracic Society pleural disease guideline 2010. Thorax. 2010 Aug;65(suppl 2):ii61-76. [This guideline has been archived by the British Thoracic Society. The British Thoracic Society website states that guidelines that are more than 5 years old are marked as archived because their recommendations have not been checked to confirm continued validity at the date of archival. The UK expert adviser of this topic has confirmed that these guidelines still reflect current practice in the UK.]Full text Abstract
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