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