 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,
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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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| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Thoracostomy" by people in Profiles.
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Svetanoff WJ, Dorman RM, Dekonenko C, Osuchukwu O, Jain S, Depala K, Myers A, Oyetunji TA, St Peter SD. Protocol-driven Antibiotic Treatment of Pediatric Empyema After Fibrinolysis. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2021 01; 40(1):44-48.
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Cunningham JP, Knott EM, Gasior AC, Juang D, Snyder CL, St Peter SD, Ostlie DJ. Is routine chest radiograph necessary after chest tube removal? J Pediatr Surg. 2014 Oct; 49(10):1493-5.
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Gasior AC, Knott EM, Sharp SW, Ostlie DJ, Holcomb GW, St Peter SD. Experience with an evidence-based protocol using fibrinolysis as first line treatment for empyema in children. J Pediatr Surg. 2013 Jun; 48(6):1312-5.
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St Peter SD, Tsao K, Spilde TL, Keckler SJ, Harrison C, Jackson MA, Sharp SW, Andrews WS, Rivard DC, Morello FP, Holcomb GW, Ostlie DJ. Thoracoscopic decortication vs tube thoracostomy with fibrinolysis for empyema in children: a prospective, randomized trial. J Pediatr Surg. 2009 Jan; 44(1):106-11; discussion 111.
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Hoff SJ, Neblett WW, Edwards KM, Heller RM, Pietsch JB, Holcomb GW, Holcomb GW. Parapneumonic empyema in children: decortication hastens recovery in patients with severe pleural infections. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 1991 Mar; 10(3):194-9.
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