The Ultrasound Journal (Jan 2023)

Management of pneumothorax with 8.3-French Pigtail Catheter: description of the ultrasound-guided technique and case series

  • Camilo Ramírez-Giraldo,
  • Carlos Eduardo Rey-Chaves,
  • David Rene Rodriguez Lima

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13089-022-00303-4
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 15, no. 1
pp. 1 – 5

Abstract

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Abstract Spontaneous and traumatic pneumothorax are most often treated with chest tube (CT) thoracostomy. However, it appears that small-bore drainage systems have similar success rates with lower complications, pain, and discomfort for the patient. We present the description of the ultrasound-guided technique for pneumothorax drainage with an 8.3-French pigtail catheter (PC) in a case series of 10 patients.

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