Management of pneumothorax with 8.3-French Pigtail Catheter: description of the ultrasound-guided technique and case series.
Camilo Ramírez-GiraldoCarlos Eduardo Rey-ChavesDavid Rene Rodríguez-LimaPublished in: The ultrasound journal (2023)
Spontaneous and traumatic pneumothorax are most often treated with chest tube (CT) thoracostomy. However, it appears that small-bore drainage systems have similar success rates with lower complications, pain, and discomfort for the patient. We present the description of the ultrasound-guided technique for pneumothorax drainage with an 8.3-French pigtail catheter (PC) in a case series of 10 patients.
Keyphrases
- ultrasound guided
- fine needle aspiration
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- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- computed tomography
- prognostic factors
- magnetic resonance imaging
- risk factors
- patient reported outcomes
- neuropathic pain
- image quality
- magnetic resonance
- positron emission tomography
- contrast enhanced
- dual energy
- pet ct
- thoracic surgery