Management of chest drains: A national survey on surgeons-in-training experience and practice
| Autor: | Emeka B Kesieme, Olugbenga Olusoji, Ismail Mohammed Inuwa, Chukwuma Innocent Ngene, Eghosa Aigbe |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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| Zdroj: | Nigerian Journal of Surgery, Vol 21, Iss 2, Pp 91-95 (2015) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 1117-6806 2278-7100 |
| DOI: | 10.4103/1117-6806.162569 |
| Popis: | Background: Chest tube insertion is a simple and sometimes life-saving procedure performed mainly by surgical residents. However with inadequate knowledge and poor expertise, complications may be life threatening. Objective: We aimed to determine the level of experience and expertise of resident surgeons in performing tube thoracostomy. Methodology: Four tertiary institutions were selected by simple random sampling. A structured questionnaire was administered to 90 residents after obtaining consent. Results: The majority of respondents were between 31 and 35 years. About 10% of respondents have not observed or performed tube thoracostomy while 77.8% of respondents performed tube thoracostomy for thefirst time during residency training. The mean score was 6.2 ± 2.2 and 59.3% of respondents exhibited good experience and practice. Rotation through cardiothoracic surgery had an effect on the score (P = 0.034). About 80.2% always obtained consent while 50.6% always used the blunt technique of insertion. About 61.7% of respondents routinely inserted a chest drain in the Triangle of safety. Only 27.2% of respondents utilized different sizes of chest tubes for different pathologies. Most respondents removed chest drains when the output is |
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