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ArticleCase reports in pediatrics2020

Subcutaneously Anchored Sutureless Device for Securement of Chest Tubes in Neonates with Pleural Effusion: Three Case Reports.

Carmen Rodriguez Perez, Maria Grazia Romitti, Elena Pezzotti, Vito D'Andrea, Lucilla Pezza, Mauro Pittiruti

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Article in Case reports in pediatrics, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 0 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Carmen Rodriguez PerezNeonatal Intensive Care Unit, ASST Spedali Civili, Brescia, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1316-9388
Maria Grazia RomittiNeonatal Intensive Care Unit, ASST Spedali Civili, Brescia, Italy.
Elena PezzottiNeonatal Intensive Care Unit, ASST Spedali Civili, Brescia, Italy.
Vito D'AndreaNeonatal Intensive Care Unit, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario 'A.Gemelli', Rome, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0980-799X
Lucilla PezzaNeonatal Intensive Care Unit, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario 'A.Gemelli', Rome, Italy.
Mauro PittirutiDepartment of Surgery, Catholic University Medical School, Rome, Italy.
Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale degli Spedali Civili di Brescia · ITAgostino Gemelli University Polyclinic · ITUniversità Cattolica del Sacro Cuore · IT

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We report the clinical cases of three neonates, all of them premature, requiring the placement of a chest tube for drainage of a massive pleural effusion. In all three patients, the chest tube was secured using a new subcutaneously anchored sutureless system. This new securement device was easy to insert and to remove, and highly effective in preventing dislodgment. Also, it was not associated to any undesired effect: no sign of pain and/or discomfort and no skin inflammation. The securement device proved to be comfortable and harmless even in fragile patients as neonates, including the frailest ones, the premature. To our best knowledge, this is the first report describing the use of such a device for this purpose.

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