When removing a chest tube, first stack a Xeroform Petrolatum gauze dressing on a nonadhesive dressing. Tape three sides of the dressing over the tube with foam tape. While keeping a fourth piece of ...

Different types of catheters can be used to perform needle aspiration, and you should be familiar with the specific devices available at your institution. The procedure requires a 16-gauge or 18-gauge ...

Whether conservative management is an acceptable alternative to interventional management for uncomplicated, moderate-to-large primary spontaneous pneumothorax is unknown. In this open-label, ...

Predictors of outcome and treatment decisions of older patients with stage III non-small cell lung cancer No significant financial relationships to disclose. This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the ...

Immediately after your lung transplant surgery, you will be admitted to the intensive care unit. You will be sedated and have a breathing tube connected to a mechanical device ventilator in place.

A pulmonary bleb is a small collection of air between the lung and the outer surface of the lung (visceral pleura) usually found in the upper lobe of the lung. When a bleb ruptures the air escapes ...

Conservative management of spontaneous pneumothorax was noninferior to interventional management in patients with moderate-to-large primary lung collapse at low risk for serious adverse events (AE), ...

Leesburg, VA, September 14, 2023—According to an accepted manuscript published in the American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR), an artificial intelligence (AI) system developed by Lunit (Seoul, Korea) ...