What is the yield of routine chest radiography following tube thoracostomy for trauma?Victor Y. KongGeorge V. OosthuizenDamian L. ClarkeInjury
My uncle had a chest tube thoracostomy to drain fluid around his lungs. His cancer had caused fluid to build up in his pleural space, and it needed to be drained. They placed the chest tube between his ribs into the pleural space to drain the fluid. The tube was hooked to a suction...
Chest radiographTube thoracostomyYieldIntroduction: Routine chest radiography (CXR) following tube thoracostomy (TT) is a standard practice in most trauma centres worldwide. Evidence supporting this routine practice is lacking and the actual yield is unknown.Kong, Victor Y.Oosthuizen, George V....
Although empiric antibiotic treatment may prevent the development of empyema following tube thoracostomy for isolated chest trauma, such treatment has been questioned because empyema is an uncommon occurrence. Therefore, a threshold analysis was performed to determine the values of empyema risk and ...