Chest tubes are placed in neonates to evacuate either air (pneumothorax) or fluid (effusion, hemothorax, and empyema) from the pleural or mediastinal space, allowing reexpansion of the lung and ...
When removing a chest tube, first stack a Xeroform Petrolatum gauze dressing on a nonadhesive dressing. Tape three sides of the dressing over the tube with foam tape. While keeping a fourth piece of ...
Chest tubes are inserted post-surgery to evacuate air and fluids thereby ensuring the lung stays inflated. Using the Thopaz + drainage and monitoring system, the reduction in time to chest-tube ...
OMAHA, Neb., July 26, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Centese, Inc. announces the first peer-reviewed clinical study on its Thoraguard® digital drainage system for cardiac surgery at Stanford University ...
Horner's syndrome is a well-recognized complication of various thoracic surgical procedures. We present a case of Horner's syndrome that had arisen as the complication of chest drain migration in the ...
Background: Video-assisted thoracoscopy and atypical resection of lung parenchyma is a surgical procedure that is carried out very commonly around the world, mainly to determine the degree of ...