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Chest X-ray in intensive care unit patients: what there is to know about thoracic devices

open access: yesDiagnostic and Interventional Radiology, 2021
Critically ill patients admitted to the intensive care unit require continuous monitoring of vital functions as well as mechanical and pharmacological support, provided through different devices.
Elisa Baratella   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Surgery II: Surgical Technique and Postoperative Management. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Techniques for minimally invasive mitral valve repair and replacement continue to evolve. This expert opinion, the second of a 3-part series, outlines current best practices for nonrobotic, minimally invasive mitral valve procedures, and for ...
Agnihotri, Arvind K   +25 more
core   +1 more source

A case of pneumothorax following bougie-guided intubation in a patient undergoing excision of an intraventricular space occupying lesion

open access: yesJournal of Neuroanaesthesiology and Critical Care, 2017
A 46-year-old female with intraventricular space occupying lesion was posted for craniotomy and excision of the same. Immediately following routine induction of general anaesthesia and a bougie-guided intubation, she developed increased airway pressures ...
Ramanan Rajagopal   +2 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Institutional protocol to standardize the chest drainage system management, from surgery to nursing care, at a regional hospital in northern Paraná

open access: yesActa Scientiarum. Health Sciences, 2016
The purpose of chest drainage is to allow lung re-expansion and the reestablishment of the subatmospheric pressure in the pleural space. Properly managing the drainage system minimizes procedure-related complications. This prospective observational study
Amanda Carina Coelho de Morais   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Coaxial Drainage versus Standard Chest Tube after Pulmonary Lobectomy: A Randomized Controlled Study

open access: yesCurrent Oncology, 2022
Chest tubes are routinely inserted after thoracic surgery procedures in different sizes and numbers. The aim of this study is to assess the efficacy of Smart Drain Coaxial drainage compared with two standard chest tubes in patients undergoing thoracotomy
Massimiliano Bassi   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Hidden Complication of Pigtail Catheter Insertion [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
Pigtail catheters have emerged as an effective and less morbid alternative to traditional chest tubes for evacuation of pleural air. Rare complications in the literature have been reported.
Brandao Neto, Rodrigo A.   +3 more
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Chest tube care in critically ill patient: A comprehensive review

open access: yesEgyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis, 2015
Breathing is automatic. We don’t usually think too much about it unless we develop a problem. Lack of adequate ventilation and impairment of our respiratory system can quickly become life-threatening.
Hanan Mohammed Mohammed
doaj   +1 more source

Application of Two Ultrafine Chest Tube for Drainage after
Pulmonary Uniportal Video-assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery

open access: yesChinese Journal of Lung Cancer, 2021
Background and objective At present, an ultrafine chest tube combined with a traditional thick tube were often used after pulmonary uniportal video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (U-VATS).
Lei CHEN   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Pigtail Catheters Versus Traditional Chest Tubes for Pneumothoraces in Premature Infants Treated in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

open access: yesPediatrics and Neonatology, 2014
Pneumothorax is more frequent in the neonatal period, especially among premature infants. Pigtail catheters have been shown to be as effective as and less invasive than traditional chest tubes in adults; however, data regarding premature infants are ...
Yi-Hsuan Wei   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

PadChest: A large chest x-ray image dataset with multi-label annotated reports [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
We present a labeled large-scale, high resolution chest x-ray dataset for the automated exploration of medical images along with their associated reports.
Bustos, Aurelia   +3 more
core   +2 more sources

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