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 ...

The insertion of a chest tube is a common procedure in trauma care, and the Advanced Trauma Life Support program teaches the insertion of chest tubes as an essential and life-saving skill. The purpose ...

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 ...

OMAHA, Neb., July 26, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Centese, Inc. announces the first peer-reviewed clinical study on its Thoraguard® digital drainage system for cardiac surgery at Stanford University ...

IRVINE, Calif., May 20, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ClearFlow, Inc., a medical device company based in Irvine, California, announced positive results from a clinical trial published in the peer-reviewed ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Monitoring patients via a digital air leak detection device meant they spent less time with a chest tube and in ...

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 ...

Predictors of outcome and treatment decisions of older patients with stage III non-small cell lung cancer No significant financial relationships to disclose. This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the ...

ThoraXS is a one-handed thoracic portal opener that shortens the procedure time of chest-tube insertion from minutes to less than 30 seconds. Its closed knife-shape allows fast penetration of the ...

Carey Hart says the grind never stops. The former motocross racer -- and husband to Pink-- posted a photo of himself on Instagram working out with a chest tube to fight an infection. "Chest tube baby ...