Objective. To describe the treatment outcomes of patients who underwent tube thoracostomy for pleural complications in with COVID-19 and determine association between patient profile outcomes.Methods. A single-institution retrospective review infection University Philippines - Philippine General Hospital (UP-PGH) from March 30, 2020, to 31, 2021, was performed. These patients' demographic clini...

Pneumothoraces in association with laparoscopy are uncommon and potentially disastrous complications that may also occur without adverse sequelae. The "floppy diaphragm sign" is a readily discernible and useful sign of a laparoscopic-induced pneumothorax. Tube thoracostomy is generally not indicated in stable patients as the pneumothorax typically resolves quickly upon desufflation of the pneum...

Nephropleural fistulae are rare but serious thoracic complications of percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL). Herein, we present the management of a 54-year-old female with a delayed presentation of nephropleural fistula. The role of serial thoracentesis as a safe, less invasive, less painful alternative to tube thoracostomy is highlighted. In select cases, this may represent an attractive managem...

In 13 patients an open window thoracostomy (OWT) was performed for post pneumonectomy pleural empyema. The operation, and life with an OWT cavity, were tolerated well. Early closure of an OWT is not advisable because of a high chance of recurrence of the infection and, in lung cancer patients also the risk of tumour relapse within two years after tumour surgery.

Canadian Journal of Surgery, Vol. 44, No. 5, October 2001 387 T thoracostomy connected to a chest drainage system is a common procedure in children for the management of pleural effusion. However, it is quite unusual for pneumothorax to occur subsequently in the absence of a pulmonary lesion. We report such a case, which led to numerous superfluous interventions before the true cause was recogn...

To determine the safety and complications of chest tube clamping, a retrospective chart review was conducted at Baylor University Medical Center's level I trauma center. The records of 243 patients with pneumothoraces, hemothoraces, or a combination were identified and analyzed; 134 patients underwent clamping according to the care path, and 109 did not. The demographic characteristics of age, ...

We report a case of trauma patient, whose heart rhythm and rate changed from sinus tachycardia to rapid atrial fibrillation. The change occurred immediately after the insertion of left thoracostomy tube. The patient did not respond to pharmacological treatment. Only when the tube was pulled out, the rhythm returned to sinus. Chest radiogram shows the position of the tube, in close proximity to ...

CMAJ © 2010 Canadian Medical Association or its licensors 1 A54-year-old man with a history of cirrhosis following liver transplantation presented with shortness of breath and was found to have a right-sided pleural effusion secondary to pulmonary infection. A pigtail drainage tube was inserted guided by computed tomography. The procedure was complicated by the development of a massive hemopneu...

A 22-year-old man presented to a rural Ugandan clinic with three months of progressive dyspnea. He described a non-productive cough and subjective fevers and chills. He appears mildly dyspneic but is in no acute distress. His has a temperature of 37.7°C, pulse of 112 beats per minute, respiratory rate of 22 breaths per minute, blood pressure of 105/50 mmHg and an oxygen saturation of 93% on roo...