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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 [PDF]
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 +8 more
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Active clearance vs conventional management of chest tubes after cardiac surgery: a randomized controlled study [PDF]
Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 2021 Background Chest tubes are routinely used after cardiac surgery to evacuate shed mediastinal blood. Incomplete chest drainage due to chest tube clogging can lead to retained blood after cardiac surgery.
Samuel St-Onge +7 more
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Presence of chest tubes does not affect the hemodynamic efficacy of standard cardiopulmonary resuscitation [PDF]
Journal of Intensive Care, 2017 Background During cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), chest tubes can hinder increases in intrathoracic pressure by venting the pressure during chest compressions, thus reducing the blood flow generated by the thoracic pump effect.
Gu Hyun Kang +9 more
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The Heimlich Valve for Pleural Cavity Drainage [PDF]
The Annals of African Surgery, 2016 Introduction: Traditional chest tube fixation and drainage has been undertaken using standard rigid chest tubes connected to under water seal bottles. These are bulky, cumbersome, expensive, and pose a risk of accidental air suction into the chest.
Winston Ominde Makanga +2 more
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Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal, 2023 Objective: To compare pain and other complications with the use of large versus small-bore chest tubes in patients managed for Stage-I empyema thoracis. Study Design: Cross-sectional study.
Muhammad Usman +5 more
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The value of chest radiography after chest tube removal in nonventilated trauma patients:A post hoc analysis of a multicenter prospective cohort study [PDF]
, 2023 BACKGROUND: Chest tubes are commonly placed in trauma care to treat life-threatening intrathoracic injuries by evacuating blood or air from the pleural cavity.
de Jong, Pim A. +7 more
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Animals, 2022 First-line therapy for cats with pyothorax consists of intravenous antibiotics, drainage of the septic pleural effusion and closed-chest lavage. Large-bore thoracostomy tubes are traditionally used for drainage, but case series indicate a comparable ...
Evelyn Heier +3 more
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, 2021 Insertion of intercostal drainage (ICD) tube is one of the commonest surgical procedure that is life saving in certain circumstances. Although the procedure is being used for long, yet there is no consensus in its management.
Joshi, Mohit Kumar
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Case Reports in Pulmonology, 2023 Cryoprobes inserted through a bronchoscope in the airways have frequently been used for the removal of foreign bodies and clots. We present a case of a 72-year-old man who presented with COVID-19 pneumonia and respiratory failure, requiring intubation ...
Fernando Figueroa Rodriguez +2 more
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Tuberculosis pulmonar presentada como neumotórax masivo
Galicia Clínica, 2021 Pulmonary tuberculosis is an indolent disease that may rarely be fatal. Extensive destruction of pulmonary parenchyma is rarely seen nowadays. This image shows a large tuberculosis cavitation that mimics massive a pneumothorax.
Marta Rebocho Alves +1 more
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