Chest tube management after pulmonary resection

Robert James Cerfolio

doi:10.1016/s1052-3359(02)00015-7

Chest tube management after pulmonary resection

Chest Surg Clin N Am. 2002 Aug;12(3):507-27. doi: 10.1016/s1052-3359(02)00015-7.

Author

Robert James Cerfolio¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Surgery, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1900 University Blvd., THT Room 712, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA. Robert.Cerfolio@ccc.uab.edu

PMID: 12469484
DOI: 10.1016/s1052-3359(02)00015-7

Abstract

This article has provided a detailed description of the entire decision-making process of chest tube management. Although these protocols were derived from prospective randomized trials, further studies are needed.

MeSH terms

Chest Tubes*
Equipment Safety
Female
Humans
Male
Monitoring, Physiologic / methods*
Pneumonectomy / adverse effects*
Pneumonectomy / methods
Pneumothorax / prevention & control*
Pneumothorax / therapy*
Postoperative Care / methods*
Prognosis
Risk Assessment
Sensitivity and Specificity
Suction / methods