Aspiration diagnosis in suspected cases and correct insertion of a chest drain are essential for the safe conduct of anaesthesia and surgery. Diagnosis of pneumothorax during general anaesthesia is ...

Recurrence rates in patients with chest tube drainage only were between 26.1% and 50.1%. Thoracoscopic talc poudrage (four studies (n=249)) provided recurrence rates of between 2.5% and 10.2% with the ...

Current treatments include a conservative approach, needle aspiration, chest drain, suction and surgery. A Heimlich valve (HV) is a lightweight one-way valve designed for the ambulatory treatment of ...

ABSTRACT: Background: High chest tube drainage following lung surgery is a rate-limiting step to discharge, increasing length of hospital stay. There is a paucity of evidence-based clinical research ...

It is triggered by suction on the chest drain, hyperexpansion of the remaining lung, and repositioning of the patient. Once the diagnosis has been made, immediate rethoracotomy is required for ...

36.3 hours, p<0.001) 64% reduction in ICU readmissions (3.2% vs. 1.17%, p=0.013) 23% decrease in total chest drainage (p<0.001), enabling earlier chest tube removal and faster recovery Principal ...

The New Zealand singer has posted an image to her Instagram account showing a bare midriff, with a chest obscured by strips of duct tape. Lorde captioned the picture “Man Of The Year.

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