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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 ...

An online refresher in needle thoracostomy for neonatal nurses is a good alternative to standard textbook review, according to a randomized study. Not only was the online review preferred by nurses ...

For trauma patients who require emergent chest decompression, prehospital needle decompression (PHND) was associated with a lower risk of mortality compared with tube thoracostomy, a cohort study ...

Placement of a chest tube may be necessary for management of pleural space disease in mammals. This column describes two accepted techniques for thoracostomy tube placement in the dog. A thoracostomy ...

A 54-year-old man with a history of cirrhosis following liver transplantation presented with shortness of breath and was found to have a right-sided pleural effusion secondary to pulmonary infection.

Empyema often co-occurs with pneumonia and refers to the presence of pus in the pleural space. There is a range of therapeutic options available for the management of empyema, the primary aim being to ...