Use of Autosuture Surgiport for pleural drain insertion

The insertion of pleural drains (tube thoracostomy) is associated with serious complications in up to 10 per cent of cases. A safe and efficient technique of tube thoracostomy using the Autosuture Surgiport is described.

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Published inInjury Vol. 24; no. 8; pp. 538 - 540
Main Authors Galloway, P.J., King, P.M., Freeland, P., Macleod, D.A.D.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Oxford Elsevier Ltd 01.09.1993
Elsevier
Subjects
Biological and medical sciences
Chest Tubes
Drainage - instrumentation
Evaluation Studies as Topic
Hemothorax - surgery
Humans
Medical sciences
Pleural Effusion - surgery
Pneumology
Pneumothorax - surgery
Prospective Studies
Respiratory system : syndromes and miscellaneous diseases
Thoracic Injuries - surgery
Thoracostomy - instrumentation
Drainage
Human
Treatment
Effusion
Respiratory disease
Drain
Technique
Pleura
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Summary:The insertion of pleural drains (tube thoracostomy) is associated with serious complications in up to 10 per cent of cases. A safe and efficient technique of tube thoracostomy using the Autosuture Surgiport is described.
ISSN:0020-1383
1879-0267
DOI:10.1016/0020-1383(93)90032-2