Evidence map›Paper›PMID 30725268›Full record

ArticleMedizinische Klinik, Intensivmedizin und Notfallmedizin2020

[The devil is in the details: wrong side thoracic drainage].

M Aetou, U Janssens

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Article in Medizinische Klinik, Intensivmedizin und Notfallmedizin, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

M AetouKlinik für Innere Medizin und Internistische Intensivmedizin, St.-Antonius-Hospital gGmbH Eschweiler, Dechant-Deckers-Str. 8, 52249, Eschweiler, Deutschland.
U JanssensKlinik für Innere Medizin und Internistische Intensivmedizin, St.-Antonius-Hospital gGmbH Eschweiler, Dechant-Deckers-Str. 8, 52249, Eschweiler, Deutschland. uwe.janssens@sah-eschweiler.de.
Sankt-Antonius-Hospital Eschweiler · DE

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This is a case report of a chest tube incorrectly placed on the healthy left side in a patient with a spontaneous right-sided pneumothorax based on misguiding radiological findings. This erroneous chest tube placement was a result of an inconclusive clinical examination in a patient with a history of pulmonary fibrosis as well as the side-inverted digital production of the chest X‑ray. Follow-up chest X‑ray after chest tube placement on the wrong side displayed this serious adverse event. To avoid such errors, team training, bedside sonography, and checklists are important tools. Correctly documented radiological images should also be ensured.

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Chest TubesDrainageHumansPneumothoraxChest tubeIntensive care unitPneumothoraxRadiologyWrong-site surgery

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PMID30725268
OpenAlexW2913076128

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