Clinicians frequently rely on expert opinions, which are sometimes later disproven by randomised controlled trials (RCTs). For example, intrapleural streptokinase was commonplace until the MIST-1 ...

Introduction In patients with malignant pleural effusions (MPE), pleural fluid reaccumulates at variable rates following therapeutic aspiration. The aim of this study was to identify variables which ...

New Delhi: India had $686 billion of foreign exchange (forex) reserves at the start of 2026. This number is often trotted out as evidence of the Indian economy’s external invulnerability. It’s a long ...

A man who arrived at Auckland Hospital’s emergency department with serious injuries from a car accident ended up with a life-altering injury from a surgical procedure that went wrong. The man was left ...

The man, badly injured in a car accident, was left paralysed and with a suspected mild brain injury following a “chaotic” run of events when attempts to insert a chest drain failed. Photo / 123RF A ...

Within the prior 24 months, I have had a financial relationship with a company producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients: Receive the the ...

We designed this review to compare drainage with non-drainage in people having colorectal surgery (a procedure that is used to repair damage to the colon, rectum, anus and muscle of the lower belly) ...

Review question: A primary spontaneous pneumothorax (PSP) is a collection of air in the lining of the lung that occurs on its own or without a traumatic event. When this occurs, people can have chest ...

A recent UK study evaluating the safety of pleural procedures analysed incidents related to pleural interventions, particularly chest drain insertions and aspirations. Lead author Dr Andrew Stanton ...

Loculated MPE involves multiple fluid collections in separate pockets, 3 often requiring a chest tube in each pocket to obtain successful drainage. Loculations can prevent complete drainage of the ...