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Tube Thoracostomy (Chest Tube) Removal in Traumatic Patients: What Do We Know? What Can We Do? [PDF]

open access: yesBulletin 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   +10 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Comparing complications of small-bore chest tubes to large-bore chest tubes in the setting of delayed hemothorax: a retrospective multicenter cohort study

open access: yesScandinavian 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   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

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

open access: yesJournal 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   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Evaluation of preventive tract embolization with standardized gelatin sponge slurry on chest tube placement rate after CT-guided lung biopsy: a propensity score analysis

open access: yesInsights 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   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Unusual Malposition of a Chest Tube, Intrathoracic but Extrapleural

open access: yesCase 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   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Tractotomy using the Penrose drain guide for deep lung injury caused by chest drainage: a case report

open access: yesSurgical Case Reports, 2021
Background Pulmonary tractotomy effectively treats deep pulmonary penetrating injuries; however, it requires the accurate insertion of forceps or a stapler into the wound tract. This report describes a case of tractotomy using the Penrose drain guide for
Hironori Oyamatsu   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Recurrent pneumothorax in a COVID-19 patient: A case report

open access: yesRespiratory Medicine Case Reports, 2020
An 88-year-old woman diagnosed with COVID-19 in Brazil presented with recurrent pneumothorax. She was under mechanical ventilation for 20 days because of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS).
Rodrigo A.S. Sardenberg   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Experience of a modified chest tube suture-fixation technique in uniportal thoracoscopic pulmonary resection

open access: yesBMC Surgery, 2023
Objective This study aimed to explore the feasibility and advantages of a modified chest tube suture-fixation technique in uniportal video-assisted thoracic surgery for pulmonary resection.
Wensong Shi   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Feasibility of a ctDNA multigenic panel for non‐small‐cell lung cancer early detection and disease surveillance

open access: yesMolecular Oncology, EarlyView.
Plasma‐based detection of actionable mutations is a promising approach in lung cancer management. Analysis of ctDNA with a multigene NGS panel identified TP53, KRAS, and EGFR as the most frequently altered, with TP53 and KRAS in treatment‐naïve patients and TP53 and EGFR in previously treated patients.
Giovanna Maria Stanfoca Casagrande   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

The application analysis of 8F ultrafine chest drainage tube for thoracoscopic lobectomy of lung cancer

open access: yesJournal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 2021
Background Currently, thoracoscopic lobectomy is widely used in clinical practice, and postoperative placement of ultrafine drainage tube has advantages of reducing postoperative pain and accelerating postoperative recovery in patients.
Yongbin Song   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

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