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ArticleFrontiers in veterinary science2022

Retrospective Evaluation of the Use and Complications of Small-Bore Wire-Guided Thoracostomy Tubes in Dogs and Cats: 156 Cases (2007-2019).

Tomas Boullhesen Williams, Daniel Fletcher, Jacqueline Fusco, Allison Bichoupan, Lisa Weikert, Mario Barenas, Julie Menard

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Article in Frontiers in veterinary science, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Tomas Boullhesen WilliamsDepartment of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, United States.
Daniel FletcherDepartment of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, United States.
Jacqueline FuscoDepartment of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, United States.
Allison BichoupanDepartment of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, United States.
Lisa WeikertDepartment of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, United States.
Mario BarenasDepartment of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, United States.
Julie MenardDepartment of Veterinary Clinical and Diagnostic Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.
Cornell University · USNew York State College of Veterinary Medicine · USUniversity of Calgary · CA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Small-bore wire-guided thoracostomy tubes (SBWGTT) are commonly used in small animals for management of pleural space disease. We aimed to evaluate the indications, placement locations, types of complications, and complication rate of small-bore wire-guided thoracostomy tube placements in dogs and cats in a university setting. Methods: Electronic medical records of patients that underwent SBWGTT placement were reviewed. Signalment, disease, outcome, indication for thoracostomy tube, placement location, number of attempts, diagnostic imaging, number, and type (insertional, technical, and infectious) of complications were recorded. Logistic regression analysis was performed to determine risk factors for complications. Results: A hundred fifty-six cases were identified between 2007 and 2019. Traumatic pneumothorax (33%), pyothorax (25%), and spontaneous pneumothorax (16%) were the most common indications for placement of a SBWGTT. Complications developed in 50 cases (32%). Technical and insertional complications accounted for 21.7% and 14.1% of all cases. Infectious complications were rare with 3.1% of all cases. Pneumothorax (19%), soft tissue swelling at insertion site (14%), and kinking of the chest tube (13%) were most common. Accidental lung perforation was reported in 5/50 complications (7%). Multiple chest tube placement attempts were associated with complications (OR = 6.01 CI: 2.13 to 16.93 Conclusions: Complications of SBWGTT placement occurred in one third of cases. Serious complications such as accidental lung perforation was reported in two cases. Complications were associated with number of attempts.

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chest tubepleural space diseasepneumothoraxpyothoraxSeldinger

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