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‘Pseudopneumothorax’—Hold that chest tube! [PDF]
International Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2008 We report a case of herniation of abdominal contents into the left hemithorax in a patient with a history of vague left-sided thoracoabdominal trauma 18 days previous to admission and who also had a recent 1-week history of upper respiratory symptoms, including cough, and then presented with dyspnoea and fever for 3 days.
Amila Clarence Punyadasa, Augustine Tee
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Combined effects of reflexology massage and respiratory relaxation on pain following chest tube removal in heart surgery patients [PDF]
Journal of Cardiothoracic SurgeryBackground and aim Removing the chest tube in cardiac patients after surgery is one of the worst experiences of hospitalization in the intensive care units.
Zainab Bahramian +3 more
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The safety and efficacy of additional chest tube placement in patients with prolonged air leaks after pulmonary resection: a propensity score-matched analysis [PDF]
Frontiers in MedicineBackgroundThis study evaluates the symptomatic management of prolonged pleural air leaks following pulmonary resection, assesses the efficacy and safety of chest tube placement, and introduces experiences with high-positioned chest tube insertion ...
Qingwang Hua +4 more
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Management of chest tube after thoracoscopic lung resection in children with congenital lung malformation: a multicenter retrospective study [PDF]
Scientific ReportsThis study aimed to investigate the safety and effect of omitting chest tubes after thoracoscopic lobectomy in children with congenital lung malformation.
Kaisheng Cheng +11 more
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Where is the chest tube? Ectopic chest tube [PDF]
Hong Kong Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2023 Tension pneumothorax is one of the commonest life‐threatening condition seen in multiple injury or polytrauma trauma victims. Chest tube insertion has been the mainstay treatment for tension pneumothorax since early 1970s until today. Despite being a common procedure performed by an emergency resident, the incidence of complications related to the ...
Syed Abdul Kader Mohamed Saleem +2 more
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Why the Lung Doesn’t Expand After Chest Tube Insertion?(Learning from Errors)
Case Reports in Clinical Practice, 2023 Chest tube insertion is one of the common and critical procedures in emergency room. The most common tool for chest tube position confirmation is chest x-ray.
Peyman Hafezimoghadam +2 more
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Journal of Medical Sciences and Health, 2021 A 75-year-old male patient referred from a medical college for emergency surgical removal of chest tube from the right pulmonary artery, inserted while treating a right-sided pneumothorax.
Arun Kumar Haridas +4 more
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American Journal of Roentgenology, 1980 The direct and indirect radiographic signs of lobar collapse or atelectasis are well described [1 , 2]. Aside from a local increase in lung opacity, the diagnosis of lobar collapse is often suggested by movement or displacement of normal intrathoracic structures such as the fissures, hila, hemidiaphragms, and the mediastinum or trachea.
Adam F. Petras, David L. Klein
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Active clearance of chest tubes after cardiac surgery: a propensity score matched analysis
Swiss Medical Weekly, 2020 AIMS OF THE STUDY Chest tubes inserted to drain shed mediastinal blood after cardiac surgery often become clogged, limiting their capacity to evacuate blood, and leading to blood retention and retained blood syndrome.
Vasileios Ntinopoulos +8 more
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