We report two patients who developed tension pneumothorax as a result of improper attachment of a Heimlich valve to a chest tube. SE Mainini,FE Johnson - 《Chest》 被引量: 49发表: 1990年 Treatment of pneumothorax in newborns: Use of venous catheter versus chest tube Background: The tradit...
A flutter valve is a device that allows air to pass out of a chest tube and keeps it from building up around the lungs. The way...