it feels like getting the wind knocked out of you and then somone kicking you in the gonads
pain pneumothorax bleeding infection low 02. saturation sob
the removal of the stent does not hurt the only pain you will feel is when they insert the tube which lasts for about 30 sec.
Helene M. A. Lacroix has written: 'The pain associated with chest tube removal in children and adolescents'
Chest tube supplies are important after surgery. Chest tube supplies should be kept at a person's bedside for easy access if needed.
a standard chest tube is a hollow tube that inserts into the chest's pleural cavity. a trocar is a metal rod that's inside the chest tube, some doctors prefor the trocar for easier insertion through the intercostal muscles.
movement of fluid in chest tube R/T inspiration & expiration
The trachea runs from the throat (in the the head) down the neck to the lungs (chest). It is the firm tube you can feel in the midline of your neck.
a chest tube is used for the treatment of pnuemothorax or hemopnuemothorax..
stat chest x-ray
Immediately apply sterile gauze over the chest tube insertion site and notify doctor.
guide wire tube thoracostomytrocar tube thoracostomyoperative tube thoracostomy
extubation