Small-bore wire-guided chest drains: Safety, tolerability, and effectiveness in pneumothorax, malignant effusions, and pleural empyema Stefano Cafarotti, MD, Valentina Dall'Armi, MD, Giacomo Cusumano, MD, Stefano Margaritora, PhD, Elisa Meacci, MD, F. Lococo, MD, M.L. Vita, MD, V. Porziella, MD, S. Bonassi, MD, Alfredo Cesario, MD, Pierluigi Granone, PhD The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Volume 141, Issue 3, Pages 683-687 (March 2011) DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2010.08.044 Copyright © 2011 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 Accidental loss of a wire guide (gray indicators) into the pleural space. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2011 141, 683-687DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2010.08.044) Copyright © 2011 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions
Figure 2 Distribution of pain score from 0 mm (no pain) to 100 mm (worst pain ever). The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2011 141, 683-687DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2010.08.044) Copyright © 2011 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions