Use of the iTClamp versus standard suturing techniques for securing chest tubes: A randomized controlled cadaver study

Objectives: Tube thoracostomy (TT) is a common yet potentially life-saving trauma procedure. After successful placement however, securing a TT through suturing is a skillset that requires practice, risking that the TT may become dislodged during prehospital transport. The purpose of this study was t...

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Main Authors: Jessica Mckee, Ian Mckee, Melanie Bouclin, Chad G. Ball, Paul McBeth, Derek J. Roberts, Ian Atkinson, Dennis Filips, Andrew W. Kirkpatrick
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2018-03-01
Series:Turkish Journal of Emergency Medicine
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2452247317302923