Adherence to prehospital thoracostomy practice guidelines for traumatic cardiac arrest: A retrospective study [PDF]
Resuscitation PlusObjectives: The management of traumatic cardiac arrest (TCA) focuses on the immediate treatment of reversible causes, including bilateral thoracostomy. In our prehospital emergency service, bilateral thoracostomy has been recommended since 2012 for the ...
Nicolas Beysard +7 more
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Serratus Anterior Plane Block for Procedural Anesthesia for Pigtail Tube Thoracostomy: A Case Series [PDF]
Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency MedicineIntroduction: Pneumothoraces are frequently treated by emergency physicians. Tube thoracostomy, the definitive treatment for a spontaneous pneumothorax, is associated with significant pain.
Edward Lopez +3 more
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Mini-thoracostomy with vacuum-assisted closure: a minimally invasive alternative to open-window thoracostomy [PDF]
Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia, 2018 Thoracostomy is a common treatment option for patients with stage III pleural empyema who do not tolerate pulmonary decortication. However, thoracostomy is considered mutilating because it involves a thoracic stoma, the closure of which can take years or
Alessandro Wasum Mariani +5 more
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Tube Thoracostomy: Complications and Its Management [PDF]
Pulmonary Medicine, 2012 Background. Tube thoracostomy is widely used throughout the medical, surgical, and critical care specialities. It is generally used to drain pleural collections either as elective or emergency.
Emeka B. Kesieme +5 more
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Assessment of Tetracycline Pleurodesis in Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax [PDF]
Advanced Biomedical ResearchBackground: This study aims to assess tetracycline chemical pleurodesis through tube thoracostomy in prevention of spontaneous pneumothorax in patients with normal computed tomography (CT) scans following their first episode of primary spontaneous ...
Gholamreza Mohajeri +3 more
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The Sound of Safety: DIVOT (Doppler Imaging for Vascular Orientation in Thoracic Procedures) Protocol [PDF]
POCUS JournalEach year, more than 200,000 thoracentesis and percutaneous chest tube thoracostomy procedures are performed in the United States [1-4]. In both procedures, the initial step involves advancing a needle over the superior aspect of the rib into the ...
Amy Fraser +6 more
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Missing Guidewire in a Bulla: A Case Report [PDF]
Journal of Chest SurgeryThe incidence of a missing guidewire during the Seldinger technique is low but can occur due to procedural errors. Reported rates vary, ranging from 0.1% to 0.8% in central venous catheterization and other vascular access procedures.
Hee Chul Yang +2 more
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Comparison of outcome between sole operation and operation after tube thoracostomy in late phase empyema [PDF]
Scientific ReportsEmpyema is a severe and potentially life-threatening condition characterized by infection in the pleural cavity with pus collection. Treatment options include antibiotics, tube thoracostomy, video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) decortication, or open ...
Shao-Syuan Tong +6 more
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Rates of PCR Positivity of Pleural Drainage Fluid in COVID-19 Patients: Is It Expected? [PDF]
LifeBackground: Tube thoracostomy, utilized through conventional methodologies in the context of pleural disorders such as pleural effusion and pneumothorax, constitutes one of the primary therapeutic interventions. Nonetheless, it is imperative to recognize
Hasan Turut +8 more
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