Chest Drains in Daily Clinical Practice

This book covers all aspects of successfully treating patients using chest drains, beginning with anatomy and ending with physiotherapy and pain management. The aim of the book is to provide medical professionals with a step-by-step guide to using a chest drain, with specific chapters on indications...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors Kiefer, Thomas (Editor)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
Subjects
Medicine.
Respiratory organs > Diseases.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9783319323398
DOI10.1007/978-3-319-32339-8
Physical DescriptionXII, 202 p. 87 illus., 65 illus. in color. online resource.

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Table of Contents:
  • Anatomy of the Chest wall and the Pleura
  • (Patho-) Physiology of the Pleural Space
  • Indications for Chest Drain Therapy
  • Different Kinds of Chest Drain
  • Catheters
  • Different Drainage Systems and -philosophies
  • Inserting a chest tube
  • Complications during Placement of a Chest Drain and during Handling
  • Care of Patients having a Chest Drain
  • Management of the Pleural Space
  • Pain Management
  • Physiotherapy in Patients having a Chest Drain
  • Removing a Chest Drain.

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