Pneumothorax is a medical emergency: the collection of air in the pleural space separating the lung from the chest wall, causing it to collapse and resulting in suffocation. Pneumothorax is caused by ...
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September 21, 2009 (Vienna, Austria) — Junior doctors need more structured training on chest drain insertion, British researchers reported here at the European Respiratory Society 19th Annual Congress ...
Washington Redskins kick returner Brandon Banks had a tube inserted in his chest and remained hospitalized following a stabbing. Banks' agent, James Gould, said Tuesday that Banks is still expected to ...
A group of fetal medicine experts from the city saved an Umred family’s joy of having their first child who was detected with unexplained fluid accumulation in the left lung in the 21st week of ...
PleuraFlow Active Clearance Technology (ACT; ClearFlow) is a chest drain that incorporates a tube clearance system. It comprises a silicone chest tube and the PleuraFlow clearance apparatus. The ...
A 54-year-old man with a history of cirrhosis following liver transplantation presented with shortness of breath and was found to have a right-sided pleural effusion secondary to pulmonary infection.