Open AccessAn experimental comparative study on classic tube thoracostomy and thoracostomy with a newly designed thorax drainage catheter*
Author(s) -
Mahmut Tokur,
Mehmet Ergın,
Mehmet Okumuş,
Zerrin Defne Dündar
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
turkish journal of medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.277
H-Index - 27
eISSN - 1303-6165
pISSN - 1300-0144
DOI - 10.3906/sag-1405-75
Subject(s) - thoracostomy , medicine , thorax (insect anatomy) , catheter , surgery , thoracic wall , pleural cavity , chest tube , hemopneumothorax , pneumothorax , anatomy
The collection of fluids, blood, pus, or air in the pleural cavity is a pathological condition requiring pleural drainage. A newly designed thorax drainage catheter in the prototype phase was used in this experimental study to test its efficacy.
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