Routine chest X-rays after pigtail chest tube removal rarely change management in children

Routine chest X-rays after pigtail chest tube removal rarely change management in children

Background The need for chest X-rays (CXR) following large-bore chest tube removal has been questioned; however, the utility of CXRs following removal of small-bore pigtail chest tubes is unknown. We hypothesized that CXRs obtained following removal of pigtail chest tubes would not change management...

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Veröffentlicht in:Pediatric surgery international 2021-10, Vol.37 (10), p.1447-1451
Hauptverfasser: Theodorou, Christina M., Hegazi, Mennatalla S., Moore, Hope Nicole, Beres, Alana L.
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Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Change Management
Chest Tubes
Child
Child, Preschool
Hemothorax
Humans
Intensive care
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Original
Original Article
Patients
Pediatric Surgery
Pediatrics
Pleural effusion
Pneumothorax
Pneumothorax - diagnostic imaging
Pneumothorax - etiology
Retrospective Studies
Surgery
Thoracic surgery
Thoracostomy
X-Rays
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Zusammenfassung:Background The need for chest X-rays (CXR) following large-bore chest tube removal has been questioned; however, the utility of CXRs following removal of small-bore pigtail chest tubes is unknown. We hypothesized that CXRs obtained following removal of pigtail chest tubes would not change management. Methods Patients 
ISSN:0179-0358
1437-9813
DOI:10.1007/s00383-021-04951-w