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...

Traumatic hemothorax/pneumothorax; is a pathological condition seen in blunt and sharp thoracic traumas can generally be treated by tube thoracostomy. While patients are being followed up with thoracotomy, analgesics support, respiratory exercise support; emergency thoracotomy usually not required. Early thoracoscopy method that has come to the fore recent years. This known have therapeutic dia...

BACKGROUND Traumatic pneumothoraces are common. Many are managed with tube thoracostomy. However, there is a high complication rate from chest tube placement, particularly in patients with HIV, TB, or both. AIMS We sought to investigate the literature on the conservative management of traumatic pneumothorax in patients with HIV and/or TB. METHODS The literature search was broken into two pa...

O yen the past ten years, the spectrum of diagnostic techniques available to the pulmonary physician has expanded greatly. Fiberoptic bronchoscopy with transbronchial biopsy, transbronchial needle aspiration, and newly developed laser applications exemplify one aspect of the explosion. Percutaneous needle biopsy and thoracoscopy are examples of the wider scope of invasive techniques now employe...

Background: Primary spontaneous pneumothorax occurs in young, healthy populations, usually males, in the absence of lung disease. Secondary spontaneous pneumothorax occurs in older adults who have underlying lung disease such as COPD, emphysema, or a malignant growth. The estimated incidence of spontaneous pneumothorax is 7.4 to 18 per 100,000 for males and 1.2 to 6 per 100,000 in females. Trad...

BACKGROUND Penetrating chest trauma is common in this part of the world due to present situation in tribal areas. The first line of management after resuscitation in these patients is tube thoracostomy combined with analgesia and incentive spirometry. After tube thoracostomy following surgery or trauma there are two schools of thought one favours application of continuous low pressure suction t...

Introduction: Pediatric empyema is the most common complication of childhood pneumonia. Our aim is to share the characteristics and treatment methods of pediatric empyema treated with surgery. Materials and methods: 66 pediatric patients with pleural empyema were included in the study. Patients were classified as patients treated with tube thoracostomy and thoracotomy. The characteristics of th...

BACKGROUND It has recently become most general to use the small bore catheter to perform closed thoracostomy in treating iatrogenic pneumothorax. This study was performed for analysis of the efficacy of treatment methods by using small bore catheter such as 7 F (French) central venous catheter, 10 F trocar catheter, 12 F pigtail catheter and for analysis of the appropriateness of each procedure...