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Presence of chest tubes does not affect the hemodynamic efficacy of standard cardiopulmonary resuscitation [PDF]

open access: yesJournal 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
doaj   +2 more sources

Active Clearance of Chest Tubes Reduces Re-Exploration for Bleeding After Ventricular Assist Device Implantation. [PDF]

open access: yesASAIO J, 2016
Chest tubes are utilized to evacuate shed blood after left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation, however, they can become clogged, leading to retained blood.
Maltais S   +6 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Reduced survival in patients requiring chest tubes with COVID-19 acute respiratory distress syndromeCentral MessagePerspective [PDF]

open access: yesJTCVS Open, 2022
Background: Numerous complications requiring tube thoracostomy have been reported among critically ill patients with COVID-19; however, there has been a lack of evidence regarding outcomes following chest tube placement.
Nicholas W. Rizer, MD   +6 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Active clearance of chest tubes after cardiac surgery: a propensity score matched analysis

open access: yesSwiss Medical Weekly, 2020
AIMS OF THE STUDY Chest tubes inserted to drain shed mediastinal blood after cardiac surgery often become clogged, limiting their capacity to evacuate blood, and leading to blood retention and retained blood syndrome.
Vasileios Ntinopoulos   +8 more
doaj   +2 more sources

‘Pseudopneumothorax’—Hold that chest tube! [PDF]

open access: hybridInternational Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2008
We report a case of herniation of abdominal contents into the left hemithorax in a patient with a history of vague left-sided thoracoabdominal trauma 18 days previous to admission and who also had a recent 1-week history of upper respiratory symptoms, including cough, and then presented with dyspnoea and fever for 3 days.
Amila C. A. C. Y. Punyadasa   +1 more
openalex   +4 more sources

Application of lidocaine jelly on chest tubes to reduce pain caused by drainage catheter after coronary artery bypass surgery. [PDF]

open access: yesJ Korean Med Sci, 2014
The objective of this study was to assess the effect of lidocaine jelly application to chest tubes on the intensity and duration of overall pain, chest tube site pain and the required analgesics for postoperative pain relief in coronary artery bypass ...
Kang H   +6 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Where is the chest tube? Ectopic chest tube [PDF]

open access: yesHong Kong Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2023
Tension pneumothorax is one of the commonest life‐threatening condition seen in multiple injury or polytrauma trauma victims. Chest tube insertion has been the mainstay treatment for tension pneumothorax since early 1970s until today. Despite being a common procedure performed by an emergency resident, the incidence of complications related to the ...
Syed Abdul Kader Mohamed Saleem   +2 more
openaire   +1 more source

Optimal technique for the removal of chest tubes after pulmonary resection [PDF]

open access: bronzeJournal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 2013
Robert J. Cerfolio   +3 more
openalex   +2 more sources

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