Water manometer for pleural pressure measurement

A schematic diagram illustrating the complete pleural manometer setup.

PC: personal computer.

Reproduced with permission from the American College of Chest Physicians. Doelken P, Huggins JT, Pastis NJ, Sahn SA. Pleural manometry: technique and clinical implications. Chest 2004; 126:1764. Copyright © 2004.

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