Medical News Article on Medical Devices and Surgical Technology

Research on Medical Devices and Surgical Technology Published by Investigators at French National Institute of Health and Medical Research (INSERM)

2012 APR 30 -- "Little is known about the efficacy of management of iatrogenic pneumothoraces with small-bore chest tubes. The aim of this study was to assess the outcome of iatrogenic pneumothoraces requiring drainage managed with a small-bore chest tube and to compare the results to spontaneous pneumothoraces treated in the same unit with the same device," scientists in Paris, France report.

"The primary outcome was requirement of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for drainage failure; secondary outcomes were length of drainage and number of inserted chest tubes. Patients with pneumothorax admitted between 1997 and 2007 were retrospectively identified....

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