"Chest Tubes" 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.
Plastic tubes used for drainage of air or fluid from the pleural space. Their surgical insertion is called tube thoracostomy.
| Descriptor ID |
D015505
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E07.858.150
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| Concept/Terms |
Chest Tubes- Chest Tubes
- Chest Tube
- Tube, Chest
- Tubes, Chest
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2024 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Chest Tubes" by people in Profiles.
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Subcutaneous emphysema in patients undergoing robotic cardiac surgery: risk factors and clinical outcome. J Robot Surg. 2024 Nov 05; 18(1):395.
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Safety of Home Discharge With a Chest Tube After Bronchoscopic Lung Volume Reduction Complicated by Persistent Airleak. J Bronchology Interv Pulmonol. 2024 Apr 01; 31(2):126-131.
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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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A Systematic Review of Digital vs Analog Drainage for Air Leak After Surgical Resection or Spontaneous Pneumothorax. Chest. 2020 05; 157(5):1346-1353.
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Changing the Paradigm for Management of Pediatric Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax: A Simple Aspiration Test Predicts Need for Operation. J Pediatr Surg. 2020 Jan; 55(1):169-175.
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Chest tube removal algorithm is associated with decreased chest tube duration in pediatric cardiac surgical patients. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2019 10; 158(4):1209-1217.
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Management of Persistent Air Leaks. Chest. 2017 08; 152(2):417-423.
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Core Lung Biopsy for Biomarker Analysis: Is There Increased Risk Compared With Conventional Biopsy? J Thorac Imaging. 2015 Sep; 30(5):314-8.
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Thoracoscopic Thoracic Duct Ligation for Congenital and Acquired Disease. J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A. 2015 Jul; 25(7):605-7.
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Treatment of recalcitrant subcutaneous emphysema using negative pressure wound therapy dressings. BMJ Case Rep. 2014 Nov 09; 2014.