Physiotherapy in Patients with Chest Drains
Figure 11.1 ADL-training with the help of a walking frame 11.2 Pain The physiotherapist can aid in reduction and/or elimination of pain by contributing the following strategies: 1. Classic massage…
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Removal of the Chest Drain: How to Do It
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2017Thomas Kiefer (ed.)Chest Drains in Daily Clinical Practice 10.1007/978-3-319-32339-8_12 12. Removal of the Chest Drain: How to Do It Thomas Kiefer1 (1) Chefarzt Klinik für Thoraxchirurgie, Lungenzentrum Bodensee, Klinikum Konstanz,…
Flex-Rigid Pleuroscopy Under Local Anesthesia
Fig. 25.1 Devices for flex-rigid pleuroscopy under local anesthesia. (a) Flex-rigid pleuroscope (LTF-260, Olympus). (b) Flexible trocar. (c) Alligator biopsy forceps Flex-rigid pleuroscope (LTF-260, Olympus, Tokyo, Japan) Endoscopy system (light…
Basic Flexible Bronchoscopy
Fig. 14.1 A representative case to show the importance of scope rotation. (a) A patient with a lung mass on the right S6 on chest CT. (b) During bronchoscopy, initial…
Photodynamic Therapy for Lung Cancer
Fig. 29.1 (a) There is mild thickening and redness on the mucosa of the left upper lobe bronchus (arrow). This was diagnosed as squamous cell carcinoma after biopsy. (b) On…
Endobronchial Ultrasound-Guided Transbronchial Needle Aspiration
Fig. 23.1 The convex probe endobronchial ultrasound bronchoscope. The different scope models, such as (a) BF-UC260FW by Olympus, (b) BE-530US by Fuji Film, and (c) BE-1970UK by PENTAX 2….
Processing Samples
Fig. 10.1 Preparation of transbronchial biopsy/cytology samples 1. Specimen bottles with formalin 2. Thin tweezers 3. Nitrocellulose papers with square cut sections that are 5-mm wide 4….
Endobronchial Ultrasound with a Guide Sheath for Peripheral Pulmonary Lesions
Fig. 18.1 Management algorithm for pulmonary nodules detected on CT scan (This is adapted at the Department of Endoscopy of the National Cancer Center, Japan, and is based on the…
Image Processing in X-Ray Fluoroscopy and Digital Tomography
Fig. 4.1 An example of radiography use during barium enema to evaluate the mucosa and microscopic folds of the stomach Fig. 4.2 An example of radiography use during postoperative treatment…
Endoscopic Bronchial Occlusion with Silicone Spigots
Fig. 28.1 Devices for endoscopic bronchial occlusion. (a) Endobronchial Watanabe spigot is a type of silicone bronchial blocker that is available in three sizes based on diameter. (b) Grasping forceps….
