Introduction: central venous line insertion is associated with significant complications. Procedural complications relating to lung injury is relatively common, and these may require tube thoracostomy for management. Although a postprocedure chest X-ray is routinely undertaken in many centers, erroneous interpretation can lead to potentially incorrect and unnecessary further intervention. case ...

OBJECTIVE to investigate the effect of standardized interventions in the management of tube thoracostomy patients and to assess the independent effect of each intervention. METHODS A chest tube management protocol was assessed in a retrospective cohort study. The tube thoracostomy protocol (TTP) was implemented in August 2012, and consisted of: antimicrobial prophylaxis, chest tube insertion ...

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BACKGROUND Surgery for pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) has become rather limited. However, it is still required for some sequelae and complications. This is a 15-year retrospective study of cases operated upon for pulmonary TB at a centre. PATIENTS AND METHODS A total of 2878 cases underwent surgical procedures for various complications of pulmonary TB over a 15-year-long period. After excluding ...

TOPIC: Procedures TYPE: Medical Student/Resident Case Reports INTRODUCTION: Symptomatic pleural effusions are commonly managed with invasive procedures including thoracentesis or tube thoracostomies. However, these carry risks such as pneumothorax, hemothorax, and infection. Minor complications of pain cough also well known. We report the first case subcutaneous edema without seroma following p...