| Autor: |
Terada, Takafumi, Nishimura, Tetsuro, Uchida, Kenichiro, Hagawa, Naohiro, Esaki, Maiko, Mizobata, Yasumitsu |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2020 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Nagoya Journal of Medical Science. 82(1):59-68 |
| ISSN: |
2186-3326 |
| Popis: |
Most traumatic pneumothoraxes and hemothoraxes can be managed non-operatively by means of chest tube thoracostomy. This study aimed to investigate how emergency physicians choose chest tube size and whether chest tube size affects patient outcome. We reviewed medical charts of patients who underwent chest tube insertion for chest trauma within 24 hours of admission in this retrospective, single-institution study. Patient characteristics, inserted tube size, risk of additional tube, and complications were evaluated. Eighty-six chest tubes were placed in 64 patients. Sixty-seven tubes were placed initially, and 19 additionally, which was significantly smaller than the initial tube. Initial tube size was 28 Fr in 38 and |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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