How To Do Tube and Catheter Thoracostomy - MSD Manuals
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Connect the tube to the water seal suction apparatus to prevent air from entering the chest through the tube and to allow drainage with or without suction.
Missing: Overholt ‎| Must include: Overholt



Systematic review and meta-analysis of tube thoracostomy ...
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov › articles › PMC6267148
by TM Feenstra · 2018 · Cited by 14 — Multiple studies have been performed concerning suction versus water seal in postoperative chest tubes, presenting contradictory results

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Tube thoracostomy; chest tube implantation and follow up
https://jtd.amegroups.com › article › view › html
Chest tube implantation can be performed either in the upper chest wall or lower. Both thoracic surgeons and pulmonary physicians can place a chest tube ...

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sorry,


Pleurotomy


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I got carried away earlier


so it should read


pleurotomy using/with suction


Is radiographic evaluation of the chest necessary following flank ...
https://scholars.uab.edu › display › pub1405080
Pleurotomy was treated by a simple evacuation technique and tube thoracostomy was not necessary. Only 2 patients (0.8%) had a postoperative pneumothorax ...