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Chest Tubes
Known as:
thoracic tubes
, Chest tube
, Tube, Chest
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Plastic tubes used for drainage of air or fluid from the pleural space. Their surgical insertion is called tube thoracostomy.
National Institutes of Health
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Devices
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Drain device
tube drain
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2009
Review
2009
Acute Lobar Atelectasis During Mechanical Ventilation: To Beat, Suck, or Blow?
C. Gilbert
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P. Marik
,
J. Varon
2009
Corpus ID: 13632392
We describe a patient with lobar atelectasis who was successfully treated with airway pressure release ventilation (APRV) after…
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2008
2008
Best evidence topic - Cardiac general Is manipulation of mediastinal chest drains useful or harmful after cardiac surgery?
T. Day
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Roslyn R. Perring
,
K. Gofton
2008
Corpus ID: 77910579
2007
2007
Work in progress report - Thoracic general Management of complicated postoperative air-leak - a new indication for the Asherman chest seal
S. Rathinam
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R. Steyn
2007
Corpus ID: 26022930
Postoperative air-leak is a problem which is frequently encountered in thoracic surgery. We describe the utility of the Asherman…
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2004
2004
One stage surgical management of hydatid cyst of lung & liver—by right thoracotomy & phrenotomy
B. Biswas
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D. Ghosh
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R. Bhattacharjee
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A. Patra
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S. Basuthakur
,
R. Basu
2004
Corpus ID: 71299876
IntroductionHydatid cysts of the lung are quite frequent in our country. Some patients have additional cysts in the liver. Though…
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2004
2004
One stage bilateral thoracotomy for hydatid cysts of both lungs
B. Biswas
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D. Ghosh
,
R. Bhattacharjee
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A. Patra
,
S. Basuthakur
,
R. Basu
2004
Corpus ID: 71743304
BackgroundThough pulmonary hydatids are quite frequent in India, bilateral pulmonary hydatids are rare. Generally two stage…
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1993
Review
1993
Current challenges, concepts, and controversies in chest tube management.
S. Gross
AACN Clinical Issues in Critical Care Nursing
1993
Corpus ID: 1312592
Competent chest tube management represents the mainstay of postoperative care for the cardiothoracic patient. Patency and…
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1981
1981
Chylothorax complicating repair of a left diaphragmatic hernia in a neonate.
Z. Czerniak
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Z. Dreznik
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Y. Neuman
,
I. Wolfstein
Thorax
1981
Corpus ID: 7295382
We describe here a case of chylothorax complicating repair of a left posterolateral diaphragmatic hernia.
1978
1978
Pleural reaction to thoracotomy tube.
V. Gilsanz
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R. Cleveland
Chest
1978
Corpus ID: 39316916
Knowledge of the transitory pleural thickening seen around thoracotomy tubes can avoid confusion with more serious pleural and…
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1977
1977
Chest tube insertion in neonates.
R. Schreiner
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J. Kisling
,
E. Gresham
Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA…
1977
Corpus ID: 31472676
To the Editor.— Pneumothorax is a common cause of respiratory distress in newborn infants. Frequency rates as high as 1% to 2% of…
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1975
1975
An Assessment of Transbronchial Lung Biopsy
N. Feldman
1975
Corpus ID: 71413718
For the patient with diffuse lung disease, lung biopsy has been a formidable procedure, and the clinician caring for such a…
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