Removal of the Chest Drain: How to Do ItThe practical and technical procedure of removing a chest drain is described as well as the criteria for removal. Discussion is had with regard to the underlying diseases.doi:10.1007/978-3-319-32339-8_12Thomas Kiefer...
The merits of using a small silicone drain in general thoracic surgery have been reported recently; however, the pain caused by tension from its fixation with a suture or staple, and by its subsequent removal, can impede recovery after surgery. We describe a painless method of chest tube fixat...
Four patients (4.2 %) had a pneumothorax post chest drain removal, with one patient requiring insertion of a further chest drain for pneumothorax, and one patient requiring an additional drain due to recurrent pleural effusion. All patients who had post procedure pneumothorax were under 1 year of...
A patient is unable to urinate and a tube is inserted into the bladder to drain the urine, this would be called: A. catheterization B. extracorporeal C. calicectasis A patient with chronic cystitis is scheduled for a procedure to visually exami...
The pouch, however, is not attached to a stoma but to the anal canal. This procedure allows the patient to retain fecal continence. An ileoanal anastomosis usually requires the placement of a temporary ileostomy for two to three months to give the connected tissues time to heal. ...
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This research was conducted to compare the effect of acupressure and cryotherapy on the pain of removing drain tube from the chest of the elderly who have undergone open heart surgery.Methods: In this quasi-experimental clinincal trial, 150 elderly people undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting ...
It is done to relieve back pain that has not been helped by more conservative treatments. In most cases a laminectomy is an elective procedure rather than emergency surgery . A laminectomy for relief of pain in the lower back is called a lumbar laminectomy or an open decompression. ...
You'll be given something to make you unconscious during the procedure. The surgeon will make a cut in your side and into your kidney. They will remove the stone through the opening. A stent is placed in the ureter to help urine drain. You may need to stay in the hospital for around...
Symmastia occurs when the breast implants meet at the middle of the chest. This is usually a result of the implants having been placed too close together (known as over-dissection of tissue in the cleaving area), which may have been done to enhance the patient’s cleavage. Symmastia is mor...