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Routine chest X-rays after pigtail chest tube removal rarely change management in children [PDF]

, 2021
BackgroundThe need for chest X-rays (CXR) following large-bore chest tube removal has been questioned; however, the utility of CXRs following removal of small-bore pigtail chest tubes is unknown.
Moore, Hope Nicole, Beres, Alana L, Hegazi, Mennatalla S, Theodorou, Christina M   +3 more
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How emergency physicians choose chest tube size for traumatic pneumothorax or hemothorax: a comparison between 28Fr and smaller tube [PDF]

, 2020
2020-02Most traumatic pneumothoraxes and hemothoraxes can be managed non-operatively by means of chest tube thoracostomy. This study aimed to investigate how emergency physicians choose chest tube size and whether chest tube size affects patient outcome.
Terada, Takafumi, Nishimura, Tetsuro, Hagawa, Naohiro, Mizobata, Yasumitsu, Uchida, Kenichiro, Esaki, Maiko   +5 more
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Tunnel Vision: A Novel Approach for Blood Clot Retrieval Using Cryotherapy through a Flexible Bronchoscope

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, Parminder Minhas, Houssein A. Youness   +2 more
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Pneumothorax after percutaneous transthoracic lung biopsy. Non-invasive management in order to avoid unnecessary hospitalizations.

Revista de la Facultad de Ciencias Médicas de Córdoba, 2021
BACKGROUND: Image-guided percutaneous transthoracic lung biopsy has become a widely used and less invasive diagnostic method. Pneumothorax is the most frequent complication after lung biopsy.
Francisco Calderon Novoa, Agustin Dietrich, Micaela Raices, Juan Alejandro Montagne, Matias Borensztein, David Smith   +5 more
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Chest Tube Placement in Gross Anatomy Lab

MedEdPORTAL, 2009
Introduction In the first of a series of teaching modules incorporating the knowledge of gross anatomy into various clinical procedures, first-year medical students were taught how to place a chest tube in their cadavers while learning about and ...
Katrina Wade, Margaret Cooper, Vijai Chauhan   +2 more
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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, Hanan Sobeih Sobeih, Fatma Salah Mohamed   +2 more
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Is a chest radiograph indicated after chest tube removal in trauma patients? A systematic review [PDF]

, 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,
Reinier B. Beks, Van Baal, Mark C.P.M., Groenwold, Rolf H.H., Roderick M. Houwert, Beeres, Frank J.P., De Jong, Mirjam B., Mirjam B. de Jong, Luke P.H. Leenen, Leenen, Luke P.H., Arthur A.R. Sweet, Frank J.P. Beeres, Rolf H.H. Groenwold, Beks, Reinier B., Hietbrink, Falco, Frank F.A. IJpma, Falco Hietbrink, Ijpma, Frank F.A., Mark C.P.M. van Baal, Houwert, Roderick M., Sweet, Arthur A.R.   +19 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, Tânia Araújo Ferreira   +1 more
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Effect of educational Guidelines Application on Nurses' Performance caring for patients undergoing Chest Tube [PDF]

Egyptian Journal of Health Care
Background: The chest tube is a common therapeutic postoperative procedure used in cardiothoracic and respiratory care. Patients with hemothoraces, effusions, or pneumothoraces may benefit from a chest tube as a life-saving procedure.
Asmaa Mohamed Elsayed Elsayed, Manal Mohamed Ahmed Ayed, Abeer badawy Khalf Mohamed, Noura Mahfouz Shaker, Amany Sayed Eweas Mohamed   +4 more
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Specimen collection from chest tubes: A novel method

Lung India, 2013
Milind Baldi, Varun Giri, Jairaj Nair, Amita Athavale   +3 more
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