BACKGROUND--Patients are often referred to thoracic units for management of empyema after the acute phase has ... The median stay in hospital was 9.5 days (range 7-12 days, n = 4) for patients treated ...

Eligible patients will then undergo an informed consent process followed by randomisation to either (1) chest drainage (tube thoracostomy) or (2) expectant management. These groups will be compared ...

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Department of Thoracic Surgery, Birmingham Heartlands Hospital ... measurements were made using an in-line external strain gauge connected directly to the intercostal tube. Patients were connected ...

The notes record that the baby’s chest drain was dislodged four times in four days – once on October 26, twice the following day and once on October 29, when the child’s breathing tube also ...

Drainage and water runoff have been an age-old problem in agriculture. We have taken many steps to try and find quicker and more efficient ways to create drainage solutions. While many of us are ...

A misplaced chest ... to drain some of the pus from the infected area of his stomach. Previously, the court had heard Mr Millington was a resident of Suffolk care home The Willows, which closed ...

The closure is scheduled to begin on Monday, December 2, and will remain in effect through Friday, December 20. The closure is necessary to facilitate work on the Downtown Drainage Inlet Replacement ...

The drainage tube was removed on the 12th day. Postoperative complications included pneumonia and pleural effusion, which were managed with anti-infection therapy, closed thoracic drainage, and ...