"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,
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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
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E07.858.150
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| Concept/Terms |
Chest Tubes- Chest Tubes
- Chest Tube
- Tube, Chest
- Tubes, Chest
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Chest Tubes" by people in Profiles.
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Prehospital needle thoracostomy: What are the indications and is a post-trauma center arrival chest tube required? Am J Surg. 2019 12; 218(6):1138-1142.
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Analysis of Patients Discharged From the Hospital With a Chest Tube in Place. Ann Thorac Surg. 2018 04; 105(4):1038-1043.
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Implementation of a transfusion algorithm to reduce blood product utilization in pediatric cardiac surgery. Paediatr Anaesth. 2013 Jul; 23(7):639-46.
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CT-guided lung biopsies: pleural blood patching reduces the rate of chest tube placement for postbiopsy pneumothorax. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2011 Oct; 197(4):783-8.
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Pancreaticopleural fistula. Pancreas. 2009 Jan; 38(1):e26-31.
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Tension pneumothorax from central line placement. Nursing. 2006 Nov; 36(11):80.
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A prospective evaluation of video-assisted thoracic surgery for persistent air leak due to trauma. Am J Surg. 1999 Jun; 177(6):480-4.