Comparing a Novel Hand-Held Device for Chest Tube Insertion to the Traditional Open Tube Thoracostomy for Simple Pneumothorax in a Porcine Model.
Dilday J, Heidenreich B, Spitzer H, Abuhakmeh Y, Ahnfeldt E, Watt J, Mase V. Comparing a Novel Hand-Held Device for Chest Tube Insertion to the Traditional Open Tube Thoracostomy for Simple Pneumothorax in a Porcine Model. Journal Of Special Operations Medicine 2022, 22: 41-45. PMID: 36525010, DOI: 10.55460/sh55-ifp6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVideo-Assisted Thoracoscopic SurgeryChest tube insertionTube thoracostomyOpen thoracostomyPneumothorax resolutionTube insertionSimple pneumothoraxInjury ratesTreatment of pneumothoraxAssisted Thoracoscopic SurgeryInsertion timeNovel hand-held deviceBlood lossThoracoscopic surgeryChest tubeCommon injuriesIatrogenic injuryTube placementNeedle decompressionPneumothorax managementTension pneumothoraxVisceral pleuraEffective treatmentThoracostomyPneumothorax