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BACKGROUND:The insertion and subsequent removal of chest tubes are frequently performed procedures. We hypothesize that routine chest radiographs obtained after chest tube removal to confirm the absence of any post-procedure complications have little impact on clinical management. MATERIALS AND METHODS:A 5-year retrospective study of 73 patients with tube thoracotomies was performed in a level II trauma center's intensive care unit. Patients were identified from billing records for chest tube placement. Medical records and official chest x-ray film reports, both before and after removal, were reviewed, and demographic data were collected. RESULTS:Of the 73 patients examined, only 8 had postprocedure reports that differed from the preprocedure reports. Two of these 8 patients required reinsertion of a chest tube to treat the recurrence of a significant pneumothorax. However, the decision to reinsert the chest tube was based on the patient's clinical appearance rather than on the x-ray findings. CONCLUSION:Chest radiography following the removal of chest tubes should not be a routinely performed procedure, but should preferably be based on the good clinical judgement and discrimination of the surgeon.
journal_name
Am J Surgjournal_title
American journal of surgeryauthors
Palesty JA,McKelvey AA,Dudrick SJdoi
10.1016/s0002-9610(99)00260-3subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2000-01-01 00:00:00pages
13-6issue
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0002-9610issn
1879-1883pii
S0002-9610(99)00260-3journal_volume
179pub_type
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pub_type： 杂志文章
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更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00
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