"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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| 1996 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Thoracostomy" by people in Profiles.
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Predictors of retained hemothorax in trauma: Results of an Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma multi-institutional trial. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2020 10; 89(4):679-685.
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Thoracoscopic decortication for advanced pediatric empyema. Surg Infect (Larchmt). 2010 Aug; 11(4):361-5.
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Developing technical expertise in emergency medicine--the role of simulation in procedural skill acquisition. Acad Emerg Med. 2008 Nov; 15(11):1046-57.
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Incidence and management of occult hemothoraces. Am J Surg. 2006 Dec; 192(6):722-6.
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Heimlich valve in the management of pneumothorax in patients with advanced AIDS. Chest. 2001 Jul; 120(1):15-8.
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Surgical management of intrapleural infections. Semin Respir Infect. 1999 Mar; 14(1):73-81.
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Management of AIDS-related pneumothorax. Ann Thorac Surg. 1996 Dec; 62(6):1608-13.
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Use of pleural catheter for the management of simple pneumothorax. Chest. 1996 Nov; 110(5):1169-72.
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Neck radionuclide scanning: a pitfall in parathyroid localization. Am Surg. 1995 Aug; 61(8):641-5; discussion 645-6.
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Thoracoscopy for empyema, bronchopleural fistula, and chylothorax. Ann Thorac Surg. 1993 Sep; 56(3):644-5.