TY - JOUR T1 - Seldinger technique chest drains and complication rate JF - Emergency Medicine Journal JO - Emerg Med J SP - 169 LP - 170 DO - 10.1136/emj.20.2.169-a VL - 20 IS - 2 AU - Jon Argall AU - Joel Desmond AU - K Mackway-Jones Y1 - 2003/03/01 UR - http://emj.bmj.com/content/20/2/169.2.abstract N2 - A short cut review was carried out to establish whether the seldinger “over the wire” technique is better than other techniques of pneumothorax drainage. Altogether 28 papers were found using the reported search, of which three presented the best evidence to answer the clinical question. The author, date and country of publication, patient group studied, study type, relevant outcomes, results, and study weaknesses of these best papers are tabulated. A clinical bottom line is stated. ER -