Chest Tubes

"Chest Tubes" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Plastic tubes used for drainage of air or fluid from the pleural space. Their surgical insertion is called tube thoracostomy.

Descriptor ID	D015505
MeSH Number(s)	E07.858.150
Concept/Terms	Chest Tubes Chest Tubes Chest Tube Tube, Chest Tubes, Chest

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Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Equipment and Supplies [E07]
Surgical Equipment [E07.858]
Chest Tubes [E07.858.150]

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2003	1	0	1
2007	1	0	1
2014	1	0	1
2016	0	2	2
2017	0	2	2
2019	1	0	1
2020	0	1	1
2021	0	1	1

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Flora AS, Aragaki-Nakahodo A, Benzaquen S. Endobronchial Valve Placement for Persistent Air Leaks Secondary to Pulmonary Infections. J Bronchology Interv Pulmonol. 2021 Jan 01; 28(1):47-52.

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Flora AS, Aragaki-Nakahodo AA, Benzaquen S. Recurrent Pneumomediastinum Treated With Endobronchial Valve Placement After Source Detection by Bilateral Medical Thoracoscopy. J Bronchology Interv Pulmonol. 2020 Apr; 27(2):e24-e27.

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Leys CM, Hirschl RB, Kohler JE, Cherney-Stafford L, Marka N, Fallat ME, Gadepalli SK, Fraser JD, Grabowski J, Burns RC, Downard CD, Foley DS, Halleran DR, Helmrath MA, Kabre R, Knezevich MS, Lal DR, Landman MP, Lawrence AE, Mak GZ, Minneci PC, Musili N, Rymeski B, Saito JM, Sato TT, St Peter SD, Warner BW, Ostlie DJ. Changing the Paradigm for Management of Pediatric Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax: A Simple Aspiration Test Predicts Need for Operation. J Pediatr Surg. 2020 Jan; 55(1):169-175.

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Ju MH, Nooromid MJ, Rodriguez HE, Eskandari MK. Management of hemothorax after thoracic endovascular aortic repair for ruptured aneurysms. Vascular. 2018 Feb; 26(1):39-46.

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Chada AN, Pothineni NVKC, Kovelamudi S, Raghavan DS. Tension pneumothorax presenting as ST segment elevation: Look, Listen, Act! Ther Adv Cardiovasc Dis. 2017 Jul; 11(7):195-197.

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Dorman RM, Vali K, Rothstein DH. Trends in treatment of infectious parapneumonic effusions in U.S. children's hospitals, 2004-2014. J Pediatr Surg. 2016 Jun; 51(6):885-90.

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Gilbert CR, Casal RF, Lee HJ, Feller-Kopman D, Frimpong B, Dincer HE, Podgaetz E, Benzaquen S, Majid A, Folch E, Gorden JA, Chenna P, Chen A, Abouzgheib W, Sanny Nonyane BA, Yarmus LB. Use of One-Way Intrabronchial Valves in Air Leak Management After Tube Thoracostomy Drainage. Ann Thorac Surg. 2016 May; 101(5):1891-6.

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Cunningham JP, Knott EM, Gasior AC, Juang D, Snyder CL, St Peter SD, Ostlie DJ. Is routine chest radiograph necessary after chest tube removal? J Pediatr Surg. 2014 Oct; 49(10):1493-5.

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Valusek PA, Tsao K, St Peter SD, Sharp RJ, Andrews WS, Snyder CL, Ostlie DJ, Holcomb GW. A comparison of chest tubes versus bulb-suction drains in pediatric thoracic surgery. J Pediatr Surg. 2007 May; 42(5):812-4.

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Sager JS, Eiger G, Fuchs BD. Ventilator auto-triggering in a patient with tuberculous bronchopleural fistula. Respir Care. 2003 May; 48(5):519-21.

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