Bradycardia after Tube Thoracostomy for Spontaneous Pneumothorax

Spontaneous pneumothorax. Management by tube thoracostomy and suction.

Shock and ipsilateral pulmonary oedema after tube thoracostomy for spontaneous pneumothorax.

solution of potassium permanganate (drying agent) then covering with a topical steroid cream, for example Betnovate RD (betamethasone) cream often brings about rapid resolution of the condition. Patients should be advised that hyperpigmentation may persist for several months but is best left untreated. Affected skin may remain photosensitive for several months and sunscreens may be needed.

Antibiotics are not needed during tube thoracostomy for spontaneous pneumothorax: an observational case study

BACKGROUND Usefulness of prophylactic antibiotics following tube thoracostomy remains controversial in the literature. In this study, we aimed to investigate the consequences of closed tube thoracostomy for primary spontaneous pneumothorax without the use of antibiotics. METHODS One-hundred and nineteen patients underwent tube thoracostomy for primary spontaneous pneumothorax. None of them re...

Management of emergency department patients with primary spontaneous pneumothorax: needle aspiration or tube thoracostomy?

STUDY OBJECTIVE The emergency management of primary spontaneous pneumothorax is controversial. This evidence-based emergency medicine review evaluates the existing evidence about the efficacy and safety of needle aspiration in comparison to tube thoracostomy for management of primary spontaneous pneumothorax. METHODS We searched MEDLINE, EMBASE, the Cochrane Library, and other databases. We s...

Pneumothorax following tube thoracostomy and water seal drainage.

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...