Complications related to tube thoracostomy in Southwest Finland hospital district between 2004 and 2014.

Valtteri A VilkkiJ M Gunn

Published in: Scandinavian journal of surgery : SJS : official organ for the Finnish Surgical Society and the Scandinavian Surgical Society (2019)

Tube thoracostomy is a common procedure and complications occur in 19.9% of patients. Serious complications caused by the chest tube placement, however, are extremely rare. Complications were most common in patients treated for empyema and diabetics. Small CH16 tubes were associated with a lower incidence of complications.

Keyphrases

risk factors
end stage renal disease
chronic kidney disease
newly diagnosed
emergency department
metabolic syndrome
south africa
adipose tissue
minimally invasive
prognostic factors
room temperature
glycemic control