Medically reviewed by Jeffrey S. Lander, MD Chest pain when coughing is a common symptom of many health issues. Although the ...

Background: Chest drains are routinely used after video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) lung resections to evacuate fluid and air from the ...

Three chest tubes are placed at the top, and a right-angled tube is placed along the diaphragm to control air leaks that are anticipated and should permit full refilling of the lung. Sugarbaker DJ, ...

This phase of recovery involves the intensive care unit (ICU) team, transplant pulmonology, and transplant surgery team working in sync to optimize the immediate post lung transplant care. Apart from ...

Placement of a chest tube may be necessary for management ... and adhesions that may form between the tube and the surface of the lung, obstructing the tube's openings. If the tube has been ...

"Clinicians would be able to use chest X-rays to detect these outcomes ... Small airways disease affects a network of more than 10,000 tubes at the nexus in the lung where oxygenated air mixes ...