Chest drainage, a basic but essential procedure

Key message Chest drainage is a basic and important procedure in the treatment of pneumothorax. When properly implemented, even the most severely ill patients may be able to be treated without surgical intervention. Chest drainage is a basic and important procedure in the treatment of pneumothorax....

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Published inRespirology case reports Vol. 12; no. 2; pp. e01299 - n/a
Main Authors Hamakawa, Masamitsu, Ishida, Tadashi
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Chichester, UK John Wiley & Sons, Ltd 01.02.2024
John Wiley & Sons, Inc
Wiley
Subjects
chest drainage
chest tube
Chest tubes
Clinical Image
Clinical Images
emergency medicine
Emphysema
Fistula
Pneumothorax
Radiography
respiratory medicine
respiratory medicine
chest tube
chest drainage
emergency medicine
pneumothorax
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Summary:Key message Chest drainage is a basic and important procedure in the treatment of pneumothorax. When properly implemented, even the most severely ill patients may be able to be treated without surgical intervention. Chest drainage is a basic and important procedure in the treatment of pneumothorax. We present within a case illustrating that, when properly implemented, it can successfully treat a severely ill patient and prevent surgical intervention.
Bibliography:Associate Editor: Belinda Miller
ISSN:2051-3380
2051-3380
DOI:10.1002/rcr2.1299