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Open window thoracostomy followed by intrathoracic flap transposition in the treatment of empyema complicating pulmonary resection [PDF]

, 2000
Objective: Successful treatment of postoperative empyema remains a challenge for thoracic surgeons. We report herein our 12-year experience in the management of this condition by means of open window thoracostomy.
Regnard, Jean-François, Jean-François Regnard, Puyo, Philippe, Philippe Puyo, Marco Alifano, Alifano, Marco, Pierre Magdeleinat, Philippe Levasseur, Estephan Fares, Magdeleinat, Pierre, Fares, Estephan, Levasseur, Philippe   +11 more
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Predictors of pleural decompression in blunt traumatic occult hemothorax: A retrospective study

Archives of Trauma Research, 2018
Background: The increased use of computed tomography (CT) results in higher occult hemothorax detection in blunt chest trauma. The indication for pleural decompression is not well defined.
Pawit Sriprasit, Osaree Akaraborworn, Nantaka Kiranantawat, Jitpreedee Sungsiri, Chanon Kongkamol   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

The relationship between pain severity and sleep quality: Posttube thoracostomy

, 2021
Background: The presence of a chest tube is a factor significantly associated with pain and pain posttube thoracostomy that negatively affects sleep quality (SQ)
Yılmaz, Meryem, Akutay, SEDA, Yilmaz, Meryem   +2 more
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Finger thoracostomy in patients with chest trauma performed by paramedics on a helicopter emergency medical service [PDF]

, 2020
OBJECTIVE: To determine the frequency of finger thoracostomy performed by intensive care flight paramedics after the introduction of a training programme in this procedure and complications of the procedure that were diagnosed after hospital arrival ...
Olaussen, A, Hannon, L, Kim, Y, Moloney, J, Mitra, B, Judson, R, Quinn, N, St Clair, T, Fitzgerald, M, Teague, W, Bernard, S, Braitberg, G, Smith, K   +12 more
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Thoracostomy in children with severe trauma: An overview of the paediatric experience in Victoria, Australia

, 2020
OBJECTIVE: Thoracic trauma is a leading cause of paediatric trauma deaths. Traumatic cardiac arrest, tension pneumothorax and massive haemothorax are life-threatening conditions requiring emergency and definitive pleural decompression.
Quinn, N, Noonan, M, Bernard, S, Teague, WJ, Palmer, CS   +4 more
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Evaluation of pleural effusions developed after abdominal operations

Medicine Science, 2022
Respiratory problems may develop after abdominal operations. It is more common especially in upper abdominal surgeries than in lower abdominal surgeries.
Turkan Dubus, Aziz Ari, Adil Koyuncu, Cihad Tatar   +3 more
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Temporary caval occlusion technique during right divisional hepatectomy for massive hepatocellular carcinoma with caudal vena cava compression/involvement in dogs

Veterinary Surgery, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective To describe the perioperative and long‐term outcomes of dogs with massive hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in the right hepatic division causing compression or involvement of the caudal vena cava (CVC) treated with right divisional hepatectomy using temporary caval occlusion (TCO). Study design Retrospective case series.
Kumiko Ishigaki, Kazushi Asano, Kei Tamura, Tatsuya Heishima, Takeshi Hayakawa, Teppei Fujimoto, Kenji Teshima   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Urinothorax: A Rare Postoperative Complication of Adrenalectomy [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2016
Urinothorax is a rare condition defined by the presence of urine in the pleural cavity. Here we report a case of a patient with left sided transudative pleural effusion which developed following left adrenalectomy with perisplenic collection.
Deepa Kalikavil Puthenveedu, Natarajan Manickam, Arul Rajamurugan Ponniah Subramanian, Palani Kumar Baluchamy   +3 more
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Interdisciplinary teamwork for chest tube insertion and management: an integrative review

Anaesthesiology Intensive Therapy, 2021
Thoracostomy requires interdisciplinary teamwork. Even though thoracic drainage is a technical surgical procedure, nurses play an important role with major responsibilities during the procedure.
Daniel Ghazali, Patricia Ilha-Schuelter, Sarah Barbosa, Jennifer Truchot, Pierre Ceccaldi, Francis Tourinho, Patrick Plaisance   +6 more
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The effect of one‐lung ventilation on sentinel lymph node mapping in dog lungs

Veterinary Surgery, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective To determine the sentinel lymph node (SLN) for the caudal lung lobe using indocyanine green (ICG) and near infra‐red fluorescence (NIRF) in normal dogs. The secondary objective was to determine the effect of one lung ventilation (OLV) on time to SLN detection. Study design Prospective, randomized experimental study.
Sarah J. Marvel, Nontalie Kaschark, Pedro Boscan, Eric Monnet   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source