Life-saving or life-threatening? Prehospital thoracostomy for thoracic trauma [PDF]
, 2007 Zane Perkins, Mark Gunning
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Manejo de los sistemas de drenaje pleural
Revista Colombiana de CirugíaEl objetivo de los sistemas de drenaje pleural es la evacuación del contenido patógeno del espacio pleural. Hasta hace poco, solo se conocían y utilizaban los frascos de vidrio; sin embargo, los sistemas comerciales actuales han 'inundado' la práctica ...
Mauricio Velásquez
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Comparison of Neonatal Nurse Practitioner Needle Thoracostomy Procedural Competency After Completion of an Online Module Or Standard Textbook Review [PDF]
, 2013 This project addressed the ongoing procedural competency assessment of Neonatal Nurse Practitioners (NNPs), and included the development and implementation of an online review module and application of a standardized format for evaluation of NNP ...
Wallman, Carol M.
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Late video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery versus thoracostomy tube reinsertion for retained hemothorax after penetrating trauma, a prospective randomized control study [PDF]
BACKGROUND Early video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) is the recommended treatment of choice for retained hemothorax (RH). A prospective single-center randomized control study was conducted to compare outcomes between VATS and thoracostomy tube
Edu, Sorin +4 more
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Clamping Thoracostomy Tubes: A Heretical Notion? [PDF]
, 2009 Geoffrey Funk +2 more
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The use of thrombolytics in the management of complex pleural fluid collections [PDF]
, 2017 Bahjri, Khaled +6 more
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Is a Chest Tube necessary prior to Air Medical Transport of patients with Pneumothorax? [PDF]
, 2008 Objective: It is conventionally thought that patients with pneumothoraces (PTX) require tube thoracostomy prior to air medical transport (AMT), especially in un-pressurized rotor-wing aircraft, to prevent deterioration from expansion of the pneumothorax ...
Braude, Darren, Pirkl, Gregory
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eComment: Management options of tube thoracostomy-induced pulmonary artery injury [PDF]
, 2009 Frank Edwin
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Do all traumatic hemothorax require a tube thoracostomy: A retrospective review
Journal of Current Research in Scientific MedicineBackground: Blunt thoracic trauma accounts for a majority of trauma-related admissions. The Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma guidelines recommend placement of a tube thoracostomy for all patients with a hemothorax. Our study was conducted to
Paul Yohan George +3 more
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Complications of Tube Thoracostomy in 603 Patients [PDF]
, 2010 Bülent Koçer +4 more
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