September 21, 2009 (Vienna, Austria) — Junior doctors need more structured training on chest drain insertion, British researchers reported here at the European Respiratory Society 19th Annual Congress ...

Acute lung conditions are common in neonatal intensive care units. Neonatal tension pneumothorax has been reported following the use of intubation bougies and airway instrumentation. 1 Bronchopleural ...

Pneumothorax is a medical emergency: the collection of air in the pleural space separating the lung from the chest wall, causing it to collapse and resulting in suffocation. Pneumothorax is caused by ...

The insertion of a chest drain into the thoracic cavity, often during emergency situations, has proved a life-saver on many occasions. Yet, until now, clinicians did not have an instrument designed ...

(Logo: https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/676365/Medela_Logo.jpg) Chest surgery typically requires the insertion of a thin plastic tube (chest drain) into the space ...

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