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How emergency physicians choose chest tube size for traumatic pneumothorax or hemothorax: a comparison between 28Fr and smaller tube [PDF]

, 2020
2020-02Most traumatic pneumothoraxes and hemothoraxes can be managed non-operatively by means of chest tube thoracostomy. This study aimed to investigate how emergency physicians choose chest tube size and whether chest tube size affects patient outcome.
Terada, Takafumi, Nishimura, Tetsuro, Hagawa, Naohiro, Mizobata, Yasumitsu, Uchida, Kenichiro, Esaki, Maiko   +5 more
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Is chest tube drainage necessary after subxiphoid thoracoscopic thymectomy?

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 2020
Background Subxiphoid thoracoscopic thymectomy has been increasingly performed in recent years. This study aimed to assess the differences in outcomes between subxiphoid thoracoscopic thymectomy with and without chest tube drainage.
Jiaduo Li, Guoyan Qi, Xiaohe Zhang, Xuguang Zheng   +3 more
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The process and safety of removing chest tubes 4 to 12 hours after robotic pulmonary lobectomy and segmentectomyCentral MessagePerspective

JTCVS Open, 2023
Objective: Chest tubes cause pain and morbidity. Methods: This is a quality initiative study and review of patients who underwent robotic pulmonary resection by 1 surgeon (R.J.C.).
Ashley J. McCormack, MD, Mohamed El Zaeedi, MD, Travis C. Geraci, MD, Robert J. Cerfolio, MD, MBA   +3 more
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Tube Thoracostomy (Chest Tube) Removal in Traumatic Patients: What Do We Know? What Can We Do? [PDF]

Bulletin of Emergency and Trauma, 2015
Chest tube (CT) or tube thoracostomy placement is often indicated following traumatic injuries. Premature movement of the chest tube leads to increased hospital complications and costs for patients.
Shahram Paydar, Zahra Ghahramani, Hamed Ghoddusi Johari, Samad Khezri, Bizhan Ziaeian, Mohammad Ali Ghayyoumi, Mohammad Javad Fallahi, Mohammad Hadi Niakan, Golnar Sabetian, Hamid Reza Abbasi, Shahram Bolandparvaz   +10 more
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Comparing complications of small-bore chest tubes to large-bore chest tubes in the setting of delayed hemothorax: a retrospective multicenter cohort study

Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, 2020
Background Previous studies have provided initial data suggesting that small-bore (SB, ≤ 14Fr) chest tubes have the same efficacy as large-bore (LB, > 14 Fr) chest tubes for acute hemothorax (HTX), but data continue to be lacking in the setting of ...
A. Orlando, J. Cordero, M. M Carrick, A. H. Tanner, K. Banton, R. Vogel, M. Lieser, D. Acuna, D. Bar-Or   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Diagnostic value of routine chest tube tip culture in surgery for noninfectious lung disease

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 2021
Background Evaluation of the diagnostic value of routine chest tube tip culture for detection of postoperative infection after surgery for noninfectious lung disease.
Martijn van Schelt, Kevin Jenniskens, Rob J. Rentenaar, Inez Bronsveld   +3 more
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Pattern and Outcome of Chest Injuries at Bugando Medical Centre in Northwestern Tanzania. [PDF]

, 2011
Chest injuries constitute a continuing challenge to the trauma or general surgeon practicing in developing countries. This study was conducted to outline the etiological spectrum, injury patterns and short term outcome of these injuries in our setting ...
Joseph B Mabula, Chalya, Phillipo L, Mahalu William, Lema, Monafisha K, Lema Monafisha K, Mahalu, William, Monafisha K Lema, Phillipo L Chalya, Mabula, Joseph B, Mabula Joseph B, Chalya Phillipo L, William Mahalu   +11 more
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Severity of Pain and Anxiety before Chest Tube Removal among Cardiac Surgeries Patients [PDF]

Helwan International Journal for Nursing Research and Practice, 2023
Background: Cardiac surgery is a specialized area concerning the surgical treatment related to the heart and thoracic aorta. Chest tube removal is described as one of the worst memories that the patients experience during the perioperative period. Aim of
Shimaa Hani
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Unusual Malposition of a Chest Tube, Intrathoracic but Extrapleural

Case Reports in Radiology, 2018
Chest tube malpositioning is reported to be the most common complication associated with tube thoracostomy. Intraparenchymal and intrafissural malpositions are the most commonly reported tube sites.
Alqasem Fuad H. Al Mosa, Mohammed Ishaq, Mohamed Hussein Mohamed Ahmed   +2 more
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Evaluation of preventive tract embolization with standardized gelatin sponge slurry on chest tube placement rate after CT-guided lung biopsy: a propensity score analysis

Insights into Imaging, 2023
Background To evaluate the effect of tract embolization (TE) with gelatin sponge slurries during a percutaneous lung biopsy on chest tube placement and to evaluate the predictive factors of chest tube placement.
Rémi Grange, Mathieu Di Bisceglie, Paul Habert, Noémie Resseguier, Robin Sarkissian, Marjorie Ferre, Michael Dassa, Sylvain Grange, Jean Izaaryene, Gilles Piana   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source