Use of pigtail catheter and urosac: Numero uno for ambulatory chest drainage!

Background: Intercostal chest drainage is required for varied lung diseases with the pleural involvement. While the conventional method of intercostal drainage (ICD) insertion with the bulky underwater drain (UWD) was the gold standard for management, it had numerous disadvantages. It was time and a...

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Main Authors: Unnati Desai, Jyotsna M Joshi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2018-01-01
Series:Lung India
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Online Access:http://www.lungindia.com/article.asp?issn=0970-2113;year=2018;volume=35;issue=5;spage=395;epage=400;aulast=Desai