Intercostal chest drain clamping

Horner's syndrome caused by an intercostal chest drain.

Horner's syndrome occurred in a young woman as a complication of the treatment of a traumatic pneumothorax with an intercostal drain. The nerve damage probably occurred when the lung had fully re-expanded, pressing the tip of the intercostal drain, lying at the apex of the pleural cavity, on to the sympathetic chain.

Survey of major complications of intercostal chest drain insertion in the UK.

BACKGROUND Following reports from the National Patient Safety Agency of deaths and serious harm from intercostal chest drains (ICD) we conducted a national survey among chest physicians of their experience of harm associated with ICD. METHODS A questionnaire was sent to 198 UK chest physicians at 148 acute hospital trusts, enquiring about current practice and any adverse incidents related to ...

Development of a tension pneumothorax despite intercostal drain insertion.

To cite: Scott AJ, Davies SJ, Vassiliu P. BMJ Case Reports Published online: 4 December 2012 doi:10.1136/bcr-2012006358 DESCRIPTION A 21-year-old man presented to a trauma department in Johannesburg with two sucking stab wounds on each side of his posterior thorax. The patient was in respiratory distress with oxygen saturation of 91% on 15 L O2. Blood pressure was 105/72 mm Hg, pulse 112/min an...

Intercostal hemangioma of the chest wall

The authors describe a case of a 36-year-old patient who had six months' pain of the thoracic spine and left chest. A soft slowly growing resistance was present on the dorso-lateral side of the left chest wall, in the range of the seventh to ninth rib. According to the medical history, the patient did not have any prior trauma and malignancy. A well-defined tumor of the left chest wall with cal...

Temporary Clamping of Drain Combined with Tranexamic acid