(1) IMM, Curie-Montsouris Thorax Institute, Paris, France Electronic Supplementary Material The online version of this chapter (doi:10.1007/978-3-319-55901-8_5) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users. Difficulties of a…
Figure 3.1 Aeropleura With these indications in mind, the treatment goal is to restore and control the subatmospheric pressure in the pleural space after evacuating air from the pleural space….
Figure 4.1 Chest tubes – straight and curved (Pacific Hospital Supply Co. Ltd, Fort Bend, Texas, USA) Figure 4.2 Curved chest tube with side holes (Free Life Medical GmbH, Aachen,…
Figure 1.1 Anatomical lines of the anterior chest wall (Tilmann BN (2010), Ventrale Rumpfwand. In: Anatomie, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, S. 816, Abb. 21.1) Certain ribs and intercostal spaces can be…
Figure 6.1 Safe triangle A more posteriorly located chest tube may be uncomfortable as the patient may lay on it, causing pain and kinking of the tube with subsequent clogging….
Incorrect placement of a chest drain 1 Even when chest drain placement has been performed according to intrathoracic findings, “special” topographic localization is rarely required. One should assess the potential…
Description of the fluid Explanation and possible causes Serous, slightly yellow Normal pleural fluid Purulent, murky Sanguineous Hemothorax: injury of a blood vessel (i.e. intercostal vessel) White or milky…
Figure 5.1 Water seal (From: G. Heberer, F.W. Schildberg, L. Sunder-Plassmann, I. Vogt-Maykopf Die Praxis der Chirurgie – Lunge und Mediastinum. Second edition. ISBN 3-540-19114-3, Page 191 ff) Using a…
Figure 2.1 Normal, transparent Pleura: Left subclavian artery and phrenic nerve are visible Figure 2.2 Layer with arterial and venous capillaries 2.2.2 Vessels The pleural vessels run in the soft…
Description of leak Objectively measured data Therapeutic consequence Not tolerable ≥3000 ml/min Immediately postop “Normal”lung: sudden reexploration Emphysematous lung: wait for 1–2 days then revision if no trend towards healing…
