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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, Ismail Mohd Saiboon, Muhammad’ Abid Amir   +2 more
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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 C. A. C. Y. Punyadasa, Augustine Tee   +1 more
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Optimizing Recovery: Early Versus Delayed Chest Tube Removal in Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial [PDF]

Critical Care Explorations
OBJECTIVES:. To evaluate the safety and efficacy of an early chest tube removal protocol in reducing tube duration without increasing complications following pediatric cardiac surgery. DESIGN:. A single-center, randomized controlled trial.
Abdulraouf M.Z. Jijeh, MD, Ghassan A. Shaath, MD, Sameh R. Ismail, MD, Mohamed S. Kabbani, PhD, Omar M. Hijazi, MD, Hayan Altaweel, MD, Husam Hamada, MD, Ammar Qadi, MD, Anis Fatima, MD, Abdrabo Abdrabo, MD, Wiaam Ahmed, MD, Nuha Ahmed, MD, Ahmed Elsaoudi, MD, Ahmed Yousef, MD, Rehana Shafi, MD, Husam I. Ardah, PhD, Ahmad Elwy, MD, Abdullah A. Alghamdi, MD   +17 more
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The Outcome of Thoracentesis versus Chest Tube Placement for Hepatic Hydrothorax in Patients with Cirrhosis: A Nationwide Analysis of the National Inpatient Sample

Gastroenterology Research and Practice, 2017
There are only a few studies with a small sample size of patients that have compared the risks of using chest tubes versus thoracentesis in hepatic hydrothorax.
Ali Ridha, Yasir Al-Abboodi, Matthew Fasullo   +2 more
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Replacing post–chest tube removal chest radiographs with clinical assessment in adult thoracic surgery patients: A single-center prospective studyCentral MessagePerspective [PDF]

JTCVS Open
Objective: The necessity and utility of chest radiographs in the absence of clinical symptoms have been questioned after chest tube removal. This study aimed to evaluate the impact of replacing routine chest radiographs after chest tube removal with ...
Andreea C. Matei, MD, MSc, Awrad Nasralla, MD, Najib Safieddine, MD, FRCSC, Sayf Gazala, MD, FRCSC, Carmine Simone, MD, FRCSC, Negar Ahmadi, MD, MSc, MPH, FRCSC   +5 more
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STRIPPING CHEST TUBES [PDF]

Nursing, 1983
S. H.
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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 Surgery
Background 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, Majid Kazemi, Reza Vazirinejad, Hadi Hasani   +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 Medicine
BackgroundThis 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, Suyue Liu, Lu Shen, Zhenhua Yang, Haibo Shen   +4 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, Aydin Mohammadvalipoor, Nazanin Alaei Faradonbeh   +2 more
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Enhanced recovery after surgery and chest tube management

Journal of Thoracic Disease, 2023
This review documents the relationships between enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) pathways, chest tube management and patient outcomes following lung resection surgery.
T. Batchelor
semanticscholar   +1 more source