A chest tube can help drain air, blood, or fluid from the pleural space, which is the space surrounding your lungs. Inserting a chest tube is called a chest tube thoracostomy. It’s typically an ...
Percutaneous thoracostomy tubes are widely used in neonates, infants and children. The technique has a low complication rate. Lung perforation by a pigtail catheter is described in a single case ...
Department of Thoracic Surgery, Ningbo No.2 Hospital, Ningbo, China Background: This study evaluates the symptomatic management of prolonged pleural air leaks following pulmonary resection, assesses ...
PleuraFlow Active Clearance Technology (ACT; ClearFlow) is a chest drain that incorporates a tube clearance system. It comprises a silicone chest tube and the PleuraFlow clearance apparatus. The ...
Background: We have previously shown that it is safe to remove chest tubes within four hours after robotic pulmonary resection with aggressive thoracic lymphadenectomy in patients without an air leak.