 Thoracostomy
"Thoracostomy" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Surgical procedure involving the creation of an opening (stoma) into the chest cavity for drainage; used in the treatment of PLEURAL EFFUSION; PNEUMOTHORAX; HEMOTHORAX; and EMPYEMA.
| Descriptor ID |
D013907
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E04.579.918 E04.928.755
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| Concept/Terms |
Needle Thoracostomy- Needle Thoracostomy
- Needle Thoracostomies
- Thoracostomies, Needle
- Thoracostomy, Needle
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2002 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2007 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Thoracostomy" by people in Profiles.
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Mandt MJ, Hayes K, Severyn F, Adelgais K. Appropriate Needle Length for Emergent Pediatric Needle Thoracostomy Utilizing Computed Tomography. Prehosp Emerg Care. 2019 Sep-Oct; 23(5):663-671.
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Moore HB, Moore EE, Burlew CC, Moore FA, Coimbra R, Davis JW, Sperry JL, McIntyre RC, Biffl WL. Western Trauma Association critical decisions in trauma: management of parapneumonic effusion. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2012 Dec; 73(6):1372-9.
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Dagrosa RL, Martin JF, Bebarta VS. Tension hydrothorax. J Emerg Med. 2009 Jan; 36(1):78-9.
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Hoyer RJ, Leung N, Witzig TE, Lacy MQ. Treatment of diuretic refractory pleural effusions with bevacizumab in four patients with primary systemic amyloidosis. Am J Hematol. 2007 May; 82(5):409-13.
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Wright FL, Hua HT, Velmahos G, Thoman D, Demitriades D, Rhee PM. Intracorporeal use of the hemostatic agent QuickClot in a coagulopathic patient with combined thoracoabdominal penetrating trauma. J Trauma. 2004 Jan; 56(1):205-8.
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Erickson KV, Yost M, Bynoe R, Almond C, Nottingham J. Primary treatment of malignant pleural effusions: video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery poudrage versus tube thoracostomy. Am Surg. 2002 Nov; 68(11):955-9; discussion 959-60.
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Kürkçüoglu IC, Eroglu A, Karaoglanoglu N, Polat P. Tension pneumothorax associated with hydatid cyst rupture. J Thorac Imaging. 2002 Jan; 17(1):78-80.
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