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Tube Thoracostomy: Complications and The Role of Prophylactic Antibiotics
Tube Thoracostomy: Complications and The Role of Prophylactic Antibiotics
Thoracostomy:
Complications and
the Role of
Prophylactic
Antibiotics
By Ashley Laird
Indications for TT
Complications
Factors Influencing
Complications: Louisville
study
Factors Influencing
Complications: Louisville
study
Complications:
Empyema
Undrained PTX or effusion
Improper tube placement (+/- iatrogenic injury)
Post-tube PTX
Other
Measures:
Factors Influencing
Complications: Louisville
study
Factors Influencing
Complications: Setting
Factors influencing
Complications: Operator
Factors influencing
Complications:
Mechanism/Severity of
No difference in complication
Injury rate related to:
Factors influencing
Complications:
Mechanism/Severity of
Injury
Factors Influencing
Complications: University
Hospital study
Deneuville M. Morbidity of
percutaneous tube thoracostomy in
trauma patients. Eur J CT Surg.
2002; 22:673-678.
Prospective observational study
(University Hospital, Guadeloupe)
128 trauma pts, 134 tubes
Non-thoracic operators vs. thoracic
surgeons
Factors Influencing
Complications: University
Hospital study
Factors Influencing
Complications: University
Hospital study
Thoracic Empyema
Thoracic Empyema
Prophylactic Antibiotics in
TT: EAST Guidelines
Prophylactic Antibiotics in
TT: EAST Guidelines
Prophylactic Antibiotics in
TT: EAST Guidelines
Prophylactic Antibiotics in
TT: Conclusions and
Recommendations
Prophylactic Antibiotics in
TT: Conclusions and
Recommendations
Prophylactic Antibiotics in
TT: Conclusions and
Recommendations
Prophylactic Antibiotics in
TT: Conclusions and
Recommendations
Recommendations