A pre-clinical evaluation of a self-clearing chest tube developed by Clear Catheter Systems Inc. has demonstrated the tube that clears itself works better to drain the chest after surgery than a ...

Chest tubes are placed in neonates to evacuate either air (pneumothorax) or fluid (effusion, hemothorax, and empyema) from the pleural or mediastinal space, allowing reexpansion of the lung and ...

A trial of ClearFlow’s PleuraFlow Active Clearance Technology (ACT) has demonstrated the value in adding the system into Enhanced Recovery After Cardiac Surgery (ERAS) cardiac programme protocols.

When removing a chest tube, first stack a Xeroform Petrolatum gauze dressing on a nonadhesive dressing. Tape three sides of the dressing over the tube with foam tape. While keeping a fourth piece of ...

Pleurectomy and decortication is a surgical procedure that may be recommended for patients with mesothelioma or other tumors or diseases affecting the inner chest. This involves removing diseased ...

A heart transplant is surgery to take out a diseased heart and replace it with a donor heart. The doctor will make a cut in the skin over your breastbone (sternum). The cut is called an incision. Then ...

Now there is a manikin designed specifically to teach the theory, anatomy and skills needed to manage pre-hospital chest trauma, as well as ongoing chest tube maintenance. The right side of the ...

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 ...