Chest Tube: Chest Drain or Thoracostomy TubeThoracocentesis and Chest TubesJeanLouis VincentJesse B. Hall
(2012). Chest Tube: Chest Drain or Thoracostomy Tube. In: Vincent, JL., Hall, J.B. (eds) Encyclopedia of Intensive Care Medicine. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-00418-6_1339 Download citation .RIS .ENW .BIB DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-00...
While the emergence of bedside ultrasound (BUS) provides an opportunity for earlier detection, the need for tube thoracostomy (TT) based on bedside imaging, including BUS and supine AP chest X-ray (CXR) is less established in the medical literature. Methods: Retrospective data from 2017 to ...
9 RegisterLog in Sign up with one click: Facebook Twitter Google Share on Facebook thoracostomy Medical Wikipedia Related to thoracostomy:pleurodesis (ˌθɔːrəkˈɒstəmɪ) n,pl-mies (Surgery) a surgical incision in the chest wall, esp to provide drainage ...
Second, we attached the chest drain to the first CUDS in order to prevent the spread of virus during the placement of drain into the pleural cavity. Third, just before opening the parietal pleura, ventilation was put on standby mode and the endotracheal tube was clamped to prevent viral ...
Complications included blockade in 4 (8%), small pneumothorax in 10 (20%) and chest pain at tube thoracostomy site requiring analgesics in 30 (60%). Conclusion: Small bore pigtail catheters are safe, comfortable, cost effective and have few complications especially in loculated pleural ...
Occult pneumothorax (OPTX) is defined as air within the pleural cavity that is undetectable on normal chest X-rays, but identifiable on computed tomography. Currently, consensus is divided between tube thoracostomy and conservative management for OPTX. The aim of this retrospective study is to deter...
Comparative Study of Chest Tube Thoracostomy vs Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery in the Treatment of Empyema in ChildrenCataneo Daniele C. PhDPolnio Carlos A.Hasimoto Erica N.Cataneo Antonio J. PhD
Chest tube thoracostomy is the placement of a hollow tube in the chest between the ribs and into the pleural cavity inorder to drain fluid or air around the lungs. The chapter focuses on the insertion techniques, indications, and common pitfalls that an intensivist should focus on during the...
Iberti TJ, and Stern PM: Chest tube thoracostomy. Crit Care Clin 8: 879 - 895, 1992.Iberti TJ, Stern PM. Chest tube thoracostomy. Crit Care Clin 1992; 8:879-895 drainage using modified pigtail catheters. Crit Care Med 1986; 14:575-576Iberti TJ, Stern PM. Chest tube thoracostomy...