Introduction A debate currently exists regarding the efficacy of pigtail catheters vs chest
tubes in the management of thoracic trauma. This meta-analysis aims to compare the …

Background Traumatic hemothorax is common, and management failure leads to worse
outcomes. We sought to determine predictive factors and understand the role of trauma …

Blunt chest trauma constitutes a heterogeneous group of injuries and accounts for at least
10% of all hospital admissions for injury. 1 The most common mechanism leading to blunt …

Developed for the International Association for Trauma Surgery and Intensive Care (IATSIC),
the Manual of Definitive Surgical Trauma Care 5e is ideal for training all surgeons who …

OBJECTIVES Chest tube (CT) drainage is a main cause of postoperative pain in lung
surgery. Here, we introduced a novel drainage strategy with bi-pigtail catheters (PCs) and …

Thoracic trauma occurs in 20–25% of all trauma patients worldwide and represents the third
cause of trauma-related mortality. Retained hemothorax (RH) is defined as a residual …

What Is the Innovation? Traumatic hemothorax is a common and potentially lifethreateningresultofbothbluntandpenetrati…
. 1 Management of traumatic hemothorax remains a challenging clinical problem with a …

Objective To quantify and assess the relative performance parameters of thoracic lavage
and percutaneous thoracostomy (PT) using a novel, basic science 2× 2 randomized …

Introduction Large-bore chest tubes are usually applied after thoracic surgery. Recently,
small-bore tubes have been increasingly considered owing to the extensive use of video …

Background There are no standard guidelines regarding the number and size of chest tubes
that should be selected after thoracic surgery. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of …