Drainage apparatus for treating pneumothorax

The apparatus was donated by Dr Chiu Kwong Yu in 1999 and consists of two 1-L glass bottles containing sterile solutions, each measuring 21 cm tall and 11.50 cm in diameter. The main part of the apparatus collected by the museum was manufactured by Kelvin [and] Hughes, a British company still in bus...

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Published inHong Kong medical journal = Xianggang yi xue za zhi Vol. 25; no. 5; pp. 419 - 420
Main Author Wu, H Y J
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Chinese
Published China Hong Kong Academy of Medicine 01.10.2019
Subjects
Catheters
Museums
Ostomy
Patients
Pneumothorax
Tuberculosis
Hong Kong
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Summary:The apparatus was donated by Dr Chiu Kwong Yu in 1999 and consists of two 1-L glass bottles containing sterile solutions, each measuring 21 cm tall and 11.50 cm in diameter. The main part of the apparatus collected by the museum was manufactured by Kelvin [and] Hughes, a British company still in business that specialises in the design and manufacture of instruments related to navigation. In the 1930s, the three most commonly performed operations were sectioning of the phrenic nerve, creation of an artificial pneumothorax, and thoracoplasty by removal of some ribs.3 The Annual Medical Report of the government for 1934 reported that the University Medical Unit at Government Civil Hospital had started a special clinic for artificial pneumothorax of pulmonary tuberculosis cases.4 In 1938, artificial pneumothorax treatment was carried out in all suitable male cases at Queen Mary Hospital with ‘gratifying results'.5 Such treatment gradually became less common in the 1950s, owing to the availability and effectiveness of anti-tuberculosis medication.
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ISSN:1024-2708
2226-8707
DOI:10.12809/hkmj-hkmms201910