A randomised controlled trial of intrapleural balloon intercostal chest drains to prevent drain displacement.
Mercer RM, Mishra E, Banka R, Corcoran JP, Daneshvar C, Panchal RK, Saba T, Caswell M, Johnstone S, Menzies D, Ahmer S, Shahidi M, Clive AO, Gautam M, Cox G, Orton C, Lyons J, Maddekar N, De Fonseka D, Prior K, Barnes S, Robinson G, Brown L, Munavvar M, Shah PL, Hallifax RJ, Blyth KG, Hedley E, Maskell NA, Gerry S, Miller RF, Rahman NM, Kemp SV.
Mercer RM, et al.
Eur Respir J. 2022 Jul 21;60(1):2101753. doi: 10.1183/13993003.01753-2021. Print 2022 Jul.
Eur Respir J. 2022.
PMID: 34949702
Free article.
Clinical Trial.
METHODS: A prospective randomised controlled trial comparing the balloon drain to standard care (12 F chest drain with no balloon) with the primary outcome of objectively defined unintentional or accidental chest drain displacement. ...
METHODS: A prospective randomised controlled trial comparing the balloon drain to standard care (12 F chest drain with no balloon) wi …