Management of pneumothorax with 8.3-French Pigtail Catheter: description of the ultrasound-guided technique and case series
Abstract Spontaneous and traumatic pneumothorax are most often treated with chest tube (CT) thoracostomy. However, it appears that small-bore drainage systems have similar success rates with lower complications, pain, and discomfort for the patient. We present the description of the ultrasound-guide...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2023-01-01
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| Series: | The Ultrasound Journal |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13089-022-00303-4 |
| Summary: | Abstract Spontaneous and traumatic pneumothorax are most often treated with chest tube (CT) thoracostomy. However, it appears that small-bore drainage systems have similar success rates with lower complications, pain, and discomfort for the patient. We present the description of the ultrasound-guided technique for pneumothorax drainage with an 8.3-French pigtail catheter (PC) in a case series of 10 patients. |
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| ISSN: | 2524-8987 |