A case of a retained chest drain
| Autor: | Krish Chaudhuri, Steve W F R Waqanivavalagi |
|---|---|
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Bronchiectasis AcademicSubjects/MED00910 business.industry Thoracic cavity Bilateral lung transplantation Case Report 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology medicine.disease Severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Surgery 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine medicine.anatomical_structure 030228 respiratory system Suture (anatomy) Medicine jscrep/030 business Complication New Zealand European Exploratory surgery |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Surgical Case Reports |
| ISSN: | 2042-8812 |
| Popis: | Retention of an intercostal drain segment is an uncommon and infrequently reported complication of underwater seal drain use. We report the case of a 66-year-old New Zealand European male who underwent bilateral lung transplantation for severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and bronchiectasis. The patient required a return to the operating room for exploratory surgery after an intercostal drain severed during its attempted removal and became retained within the chest cavity. A deep suture had inadvertently been passed around the chest drain intraoperatively. In the event of such a complication, prompt recognition and removal of the retained segment is required. This novel case is reported to highlight the possibility of an entrapped suture as a cause of resistance when attempting to remove an intercostal drain. Kinking on a chest X-ray may also point to this problem, and senior input should be sought early if radiographic findings are coupled with clinical difficulties. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
| Externí odkaz: |
|