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An occlusive dressing is an air- and water-tight trauma medical dressing used in first aid.These dressings are generally made with a waxy coating so as to provide a total seal, and as a result do not have the absorbent properties of gauze pads.
[3] A small spontaneous pneumothorax will typically resolve without treatment and requires only monitoring. [3] This approach may be most appropriate in people who have no underlying lung disease. [3] In a larger pneumothorax, or if there is shortness of breath, the air may be removed with a syringe or a chest tube connected to a one-way valve ...
Clips with two and three prongs (TriClip, Cook Medical [3]) have been described and used for various applications. [4] Rotatable clips have been devised to improve localization of deployment. [ 5 ] Also, clips that open and close (as opposed to single-deployment) have also been developed (Resolution Clip, Boston Scientific [ 6 ] ), and also ...
Left-sided pneumothorax (right side of image) on CT scan of the chest with chest tube in place. Medical uses of chest tube are as follows: [6] Pneumothorax: accumulation of air or gas in the pleural space; Pleural effusion: accumulation of fluid in the pleural space Chylothorax: a collection of lymph in the pleural space
A resuscitative thoracotomy is indicated when severe injuries within the thoracic cavity (such as hemorrhage) prevent the physiologic functions needed to sustain life.The injury may also affect a specific organ such as the heart, which can develop an air embolism or a cardiac tamponade (which prevents the heart from beating properly).
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A thoracotomy is a surgical procedure to gain access into the pleural space of the chest. [1] It is performed by surgeons (emergency physicians or paramedics under certain circumstances) to gain access to the thoracic organs, most commonly the heart, the lungs, or the esophagus, or for access to the thoracic aorta or the anterior spine (the latter may be necessary to access tumors in the spine).
Usage of the flutter valve presents potential problems such as clogging of the chest tube, which might provoke the recurrence of the pneumothorax or the subcutaneous emphysema, which can lead to empyema. Another potential problem leaks of fluid, which are resolved with a small chest-drain; or with a sputum-trap attached to the valve, to ...