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The incidence and predictors of pneumothorax among trauma patients in Saudi Arabia
Findings from a level-I trauma center
Suliman Alghnam, Mahdya H. Aldahnim, Mohammed H. Aldebasi, Jawaher A. Towhari, Abdulkareem S. Alghamdi, Alanood A. Alharbi, Yahya A. Almarhabi and Ibrahim T. Albabtain
Saudi Medical Journal March 2020, 41 (3) 247-252; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2020.3.24917
Suliman Alghnam
From the Department of Population Health (Alghnam), King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, King Abdulaziz Medical City, National Guard Health Affairs; from the Respiratory Therapy Department (Aldahnim), Specialized Medical Center Hospital; from the College of Medicine (Adebasi), Al Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University; from the College of Medicine (Towhari, Alghamdi, Alharbi), King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences; from the Department of Surgery (Almarhabi), King Abdulaziz University; and from the Department of Surgery (Albabtain), King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
PhD, MHAMahdya H. Aldahnim
From the Department of Population Health (Alghnam), King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, King Abdulaziz Medical City, National Guard Health Affairs; from the Respiratory Therapy Department (Aldahnim), Specialized Medical Center Hospital; from the College of Medicine (Adebasi), Al Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University; from the College of Medicine (Towhari, Alghamdi, Alharbi), King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences; from the Department of Surgery (Almarhabi), King Abdulaziz University; and from the Department of Surgery (Albabtain), King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
RTMohammed H. Aldebasi
From the Department of Population Health (Alghnam), King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, King Abdulaziz Medical City, National Guard Health Affairs; from the Respiratory Therapy Department (Aldahnim), Specialized Medical Center Hospital; from the College of Medicine (Adebasi), Al Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University; from the College of Medicine (Towhari, Alghamdi, Alharbi), King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences; from the Department of Surgery (Almarhabi), King Abdulaziz University; and from the Department of Surgery (Albabtain), King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Medical StudentJawaher A. Towhari
From the Department of Population Health (Alghnam), King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, King Abdulaziz Medical City, National Guard Health Affairs; from the Respiratory Therapy Department (Aldahnim), Specialized Medical Center Hospital; from the College of Medicine (Adebasi), Al Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University; from the College of Medicine (Towhari, Alghamdi, Alharbi), King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences; from the Department of Surgery (Almarhabi), King Abdulaziz University; and from the Department of Surgery (Albabtain), King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Medical StudentAbdulkareem S. Alghamdi
From the Department of Population Health (Alghnam), King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, King Abdulaziz Medical City, National Guard Health Affairs; from the Respiratory Therapy Department (Aldahnim), Specialized Medical Center Hospital; from the College of Medicine (Adebasi), Al Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University; from the College of Medicine (Towhari, Alghamdi, Alharbi), King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences; from the Department of Surgery (Almarhabi), King Abdulaziz University; and from the Department of Surgery (Albabtain), King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Medical StudentAlanood A. Alharbi
From the Department of Population Health (Alghnam), King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, King Abdulaziz Medical City, National Guard Health Affairs; from the Respiratory Therapy Department (Aldahnim), Specialized Medical Center Hospital; from the College of Medicine (Adebasi), Al Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University; from the College of Medicine (Towhari, Alghamdi, Alharbi), King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences; from the Department of Surgery (Almarhabi), King Abdulaziz University; and from the Department of Surgery (Albabtain), King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Medical StudentYahya A. Almarhabi
From the Department of Population Health (Alghnam), King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, King Abdulaziz Medical City, National Guard Health Affairs; from the Respiratory Therapy Department (Aldahnim), Specialized Medical Center Hospital; from the College of Medicine (Adebasi), Al Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University; from the College of Medicine (Towhari, Alghamdi, Alharbi), King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences; from the Department of Surgery (Almarhabi), King Abdulaziz University; and from the Department of Surgery (Albabtain), King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
MDIbrahim T. Albabtain
From the Department of Population Health (Alghnam), King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, King Abdulaziz Medical City, National Guard Health Affairs; from the Respiratory Therapy Department (Aldahnim), Specialized Medical Center Hospital; from the College of Medicine (Adebasi), Al Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University; from the College of Medicine (Towhari, Alghamdi, Alharbi), King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences; from the Department of Surgery (Almarhabi), King Abdulaziz University; and from the Department of Surgery (Albabtain), King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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The incidence and predictors of pneumothorax among trauma patients in Saudi Arabia
Suliman Alghnam, Mahdya H. Aldahnim, Mohammed H. Aldebasi, Jawaher A. Towhari, Abdulkareem S. Alghamdi, Alanood A. Alharbi, Yahya A. Almarhabi, Ibrahim T. Albabtain
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The incidence and predictors of pneumothorax among trauma patients in Saudi Arabia
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