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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
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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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 ...
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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.
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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 ...
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Trauma Surgery & Acute Care OpenObjectives Percutaneously placed small-bore (14 Fr) catheters and pleural lavage have emerged independently as innovative approaches to hemothorax management.
Michael A Vella +8 more
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PregnancyIntroduction Tension pneumothorax can cause life‐threatening respiratory and cardiac complications. Prompt decompression is essential, with current guidelines favoring the fourth or fifth intercostal space (ICS) at the anterior axillary line (AAL) over ...
Beverly Claire Tse +7 more
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Outcome of tube thoracostomy in paediatric non-traumatic pleural fluid collections
African Journal of Paediatric Surgery, 2013 Objective: Management of pleural fluid collection not due to trauma increases workload of the paediatric thoracic surgeons, while delay or inappropriate treatment worsens the prognosis of the disease.
Eyo E Ekpe, M U Akpan
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Concurrent Long Thoracic and Lateral Cutaneous Intercostal Nerve Entrapment After Chest Tube Thoracostomy Causing Scapular Winging and Chest Wall Pain: Diagnosis With Ultrasound and Treatment With Hydrodissection. [PDF]
Pain PractABSTRACT Background Chest tube thoracostomy may cause iatrogenic nerve injury, resulting in persistent pain and functional impairment. Long thoracic nerve (LTN) palsy after chest tube placement has been described, but concurrent involvement of the LTN and the lateral cutaneous branch of an intercostal nerve (LCIN) appears to be rarely reported.
Yoon Y +4 more
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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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