Open AccessSmall-bore catheter is more than an alternative to the ordinary chest tube for pleural drainage
Author(s) -
Abdel-Mohsen Hamad,
Seham Ezzat Alfeky
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
lung india
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.457
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 0974-598X
pISSN - 0970-2113
DOI - 10.4103/lungindia.lungindia_44_20
Subject(s) - medicine , chest tube , surgery , drainage , pleural empyema , empyema , catheter , chest pain , pleural cavity , pneumothorax , ecology , biology
Pleural collection is a common medical problem. For decades, the chest tube of different designs was the commonly used toll for pleural drainage. Over the past few years, small-bore catheter (SBC) has gained more popularity. We present our experience of using SBCs for the drainage of pleural collection of different etiologies.