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The Heimlich Valve for Pleural Cavity Drainage​

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, Andrew Nyaoncha​ ​Nyangau, Benjamin Njoga Njihia   +2 more
doaj  

Efficacy of Fixing Chest Tube to Chest Wall from Both Sides versus Single Side Fixation with Silk One Breaded Suture

Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal
Objective: To determine the efficacy of fixing chest tube to chest wall from both sides versus single side fixation with silk one suture. Study Design: Comparative cross sectional study.
Ahmed Raza, Yasser Saeed, Farhan Ahmed Majeed, Ahmed Waqas, Imran Ashraf, Salahudin Masood   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Size‐specific dose estimates calculated using patient size measurements from scanned projection radiograph in high‐resolution chest computed tomography

Journal of Medical Radiation Sciences, Volume 72, Issue 1, Page 85-92, March 2025.
This study established that patient's lateral width measurements made from scanned projection radiograph (SPR) is an overestimate compared to those measured from tomographic slices by about 10%. Size‐specific dose estimates (SSDE) calculated using lateral width measured from SPR correlates well with SSDE calculated using water equivalent diameter of ...
Ajit Brindhaban
wiley   +1 more source

Missing Guidewire in a Bulla: A Case Report

Journal of Chest Surgery
The incidence of a missing guidewire during the Seldinger technique is low but can occur due to procedural errors. Reported rates vary, ranging from 0.1% to 0.8% in central venous catheterization and other vascular access procedures.
Hee Chul Yang, Sarah Nisivaco, Chitaru Kurihara   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

A influência do uso do "clamp" ou braçadeira no acúmulo de coágulos em drenos pleurais tubulares

Revista do Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgiões
OBJETIVO: Conduziu-se este estudo prospectivo a fim de avaliar-se a influência do uso da braçadeira sobre o acúmulo de coágulos dentro dos drenos pleurais.
Alexandre Garcia de Lima, Elen Renate Figueira Rocha, José Cláudio Teixeira Seabra, Ricardo Kalaf Mussi, José Geraldo dos Santos, Ivan Felizardo Contrera Toro   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Randomized Clinical Trial of 14-French (14F) Pigtail Catheters versus 28-32F Chest Tubes in the Management of Patients with Traumatic Hemothorax and Hemopneumothorax. [PDF]

World J Surg, 2021
Bauman ZM, Kulvatunyou N, Joseph B, Gries L, O'Keeffe T, Tang AL, Rhee P.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Simulation as Staff Development for Competency in Nursing Care of Patients with Chest Tubes

, 2016
There is an estimated 98,000 to 400,000 hospital errors that result in patient harm or death annually (David, Gunnarsson, Waters, Horblyuk and Kaplan, 2013; James 2013).
Dent, Jennifer
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European Society for Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition/North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition guidelines for treatment of functional constipation in children aged 0–18 years

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, EarlyView.
Abstract Objectives Functional constipation (FC) is common in childhood, significantly impacting quality of life. Since the 2014 international guideline, new evidence has been published, and methods on making guidelines have developed. This treatment guideline for FC in children aged 0–18 years is a collaborative effort of the European and North ...
Morris Gordon, Anna de Geus, Mary Boruta, Marcin Banasiuk, Marc Benninga, Osvaldo Borrelli, Anil Darbari, Dawn Dore‐Stites, Michelle Gould, Juliette Hawa, Kirsten Jones, Alexandra Kilgore, Hayat Mousa, Samuel Nurko, Nikhil Thapar, Julie Khlevner, Vasiliki Sinopoulou, Merit Tabbers   +17 more
wiley   +1 more source

Statewide Variation in Practices and Charges for Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax in Maryland, United States: A Retrospective Study

Journal of Chest Surgery
Background: The optimal treatment for primary spontaneous pneumothorax (PSP) remains undefined. Furthermore, the overall utilization and costs of various treatment approaches are incompletely understood.
Grace Lassiter, Eric Etchill, Tamir Sholklapper, Charbel Chidiac, Joseph Canner, Daniel Sangkyu Rhee   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Identifying the role of pre-hospital intercostal chest drains in South Africa

, 2013
Includes abstract.
Dippenaar, Enrico
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