Thoracostomy
Creation of an opening in the chest cavity for drainage / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Not to be confused with thoracotomy.
A thoracostomy is a small incision of the chest wall,[1] with maintenance of the opening for drainage.[2] It is most commonly used for the treatment of a pneumothorax. This is performed by physicians, paramedics, and nurses usually via needle thoracostomy or an incision into the chest wall with the insertion of a thoracostomy tube (chest tube) or with a hemostat and the provider's finger (finger thorocostomy).[3]
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Thoracostomy | |
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![]() A tube thoracostomy unit | |
Specialty | Pulmonology |
ICD-10-PCS | Z46.82 |
MeSH | D006468 |
MedlinePlus | 002947 |
eMedicine | 80678 |
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