Evaluating emergency department tube thoracostomy: A single-center use of trauma video review to assess efficiency and technique

Emergency department tube thoracostomy is a common procedure; however, assessing procedural skills is difficult. We sought to describe procedural variability and technical complications of emergency department tube thoracostomy using trauma video review. We hypothesized that factors such as hemodynamic abnormality lead to increased technical difficulty and malpositioning.

Source: Surgery - February 3, 2023 Category: Surgery Authors: Alexander L. Marinica, Madhuri B. Nagaraj, Matthew Elson, Michael A. Vella, Daniel N. Holena, Ryan P. Dumas Source Type: research