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Effect of Relaxation Technique on Pain Intensity during Chest Tube Removal following Cardiac Surgery [PDF]
Egyptian Journal of Health Care, 2022 Background: patients who have chest tubes removal (CTR) following cardiac surgery are often experience a variety of discomfort, so that relaxation technique using slow deep breathing (SDB) exercise may be effective to minimize and alleviate their pain ...
Sarah Fathy Mahmoud +2 more
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The Right Time for Chest Tube Removal in the Patient with Cardiac Surgery: A Systematic Review
Archives of Anesthesia and Critical Care, 2021 Background: Chest tube insertion is recommended after cardiac surgery, and inserted annually for a large number of these patients. In addition to its benefits, the chest tube may have risks that are mismanaged.
Abbas Heydari +2 more
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Effect of Cryotherapy on Pain Quality and Intensity among Patients with Thoracotomy after Chest Tube Removal [PDF]
Egyptian Journal of Health Care, 2022 Background: Chest tubes removal (CTR) described as one of the worst feeling for critical ill patients after thoracotomy. Unrelieved pain causes undesired consequences that had adverse effects on patient quality of care.
Asmaa S. Ali +3 more
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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 +3 more
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Comparison of Chest X-ray and Clinical Findings in Trauma Patients after Chest Tube Removal [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2018 Introduction: Selective omission of Chest X-ray (CXR) after chest tube removal in asymptomatic patients has an important role in reduction of the consequences of unnecessary radiographies.
Ramyar Farzan +3 more
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REMOVAL OF CHEST DRAINS IN POST CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT PATIENTS: DO VARIOUS PHASES OF RESPIRATION MAKE A DIFFERENCE? [PDF]
Ain Shams Medical Journal, 2021 Background: Pleural drainage via intercostal tube is widely used in every trauma center, oncology center and tertiary health care providing centers all over the world, hence there are great efforts directed to find out the best way to manage the ...
Ahmed Abdelall +4 more
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BMC 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
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Asian Journal of Surgery, 2021 Background/Objective: Chest drainage tube after surgery causes pain and prolonged length of hospital stay. Especially, young patients tend to experience greater postoperative pain than elderly patients.
Yo Kawaguchi +2 more
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Is a chest radiograph indicated after chest tube removal in trauma patients? A systematic review [PDF]
Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, 2021 PURPOSE The aim of this systematic review was to assess the necessity of routine chest radiographs after chest tube removal in ventilated and nonventilated trauma patients. METHODS A systematic literature search was conducted in MEDLINE, Embase, CENTRAL, and CINAHL on May 15, 2020 ...
Sweet, A.A.R. +9 more
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Chest tube removal algorithm is associated with decreased chest tube duration in pediatric cardiac surgical patients [PDF]
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 2019 Management of chest tubes in adult and pediatric patients is highly variable. There are no published guidelines for pediatric cardiac surgical patients. Our center undertook a quality improvement project aimed at reducing chest tube duration and length of stay in postsurgical pediatric cardiac patients.A work group identified 2 opportunities for ...
Rebecca A, Bertrandt +6 more
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