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Comparison of Morbidity Associated with the use of Large Versus Small-Bore Chest Tubes in Patients Managed for Stage-I Empyema Thoracis

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, Adeel Wyne, Asad Bilal Mir, Farhan Ahmed Majeed, Kamran Rahim, Rehan Haider   +5 more
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Motion-activated prevention of clogging and maintenance of patency of indwelling chest tubes [PDF]

Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, 2014
Jamshid H. Karimov, Raymond Dessoffy, Mariko Kobayashi, David T. Dudzinski, Ryan Klatte, Jacqueline Kattar, Nader Moazami, Kiyotaka Fukamachi   +7 more
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Using simulation models to teach junior doctors how to insert chest tubes: a brief and effective teaching module [PDF]

Internal medicine journal (Print), 2008
I. A. Hutton, Helen Kenealy, Conroy Wong
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An automated line-clearing chest tube system after cardiac surgeryCentral MessagePerspective

JTCVS Open, 2022
Objective: To complete the first in-human study of the automated line clearance Thoraguard chest tube system. The study focuses on the viability and efficacy of the device in comparison with conventional models as well as secondary matters such as ...
Oluwatomisin Olurotimi Obafemi, MD, Hanjay Wang, MD, Simar S. Bajaj, BS, Christian T. O'Donnell, BS, Stefan Elde, MD, Jack H. Boyd, MD   +5 more
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Therapy of Pyothorax in Cats via Small-Bore Thoracostomy Tube in Terms of Efficacy, Complications and Outcomes

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, Gabriel Wurtinger, Esther Hassdenteufel, Matthias Schneider   +3 more
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Chest tube displacement [PDF]

American Journal of Roentgenology, 1980
The direct and indirect radiographic signs of lobar collapse or atelectasis are well described [1 , 2]. Aside from a local increase in lung opacity, the diagnosis of lobar collapse is often suggested by movement or displacement of normal intrathoracic structures such as the fissures, hila, hemidiaphragms, and the mediastinum or trachea.
Adam F. Petras, David L. Klein
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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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Use of small-bore vs. large-bore chest tubes for treatment of malignant pleural effusions.

Chest, 2001
Udaya B. S. Prakash
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Effect of Opioids vs NSAIDs and Larger vs Smaller Chest Tube Size on Pain Control and Pleurodesis Efficacy Among Patients With Malignant Pleural Effusion: The TIME1 Randomized Clinical Trial [PDF]

, 2015
IMPORTANCE For treatment of malignant pleural effusion, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are avoided because they may reduce pleurodesis efficacy.
Ali, N, Bentley, A, Chapman, M, Chauhan, A, Corcoran, JP, Davies, HE, Davies, RJO, Dobson, M, Dowson, L, Hallifax, R, Hedley, EL, Hettiarachchi, G, Lee, YCG, Maskell, NA, McFadyen, BM, Miles, J, Miller, RF, Mukherjee, D, Nunn, AJ, Pepperell, J, Psallidas, I, Rahman, NM, Rehal, S, Russell, N, Ryan, CF, Saba, T, Samuel, J, Seaton, D, Shaw, RA, Tang, A, West, A, Wrightson, JM, Yoneda, KY   +32 more
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