The indications for pleural drainage are diagnostic (to collect samples for cytologic, biologic, or chemical analysis) and therapeutic (to remove large fluid collections and improve respiratory ...

This infant was born following a diamnionic–monochorionic twin pregnancy and was the donor in a twin-to-twin transfusion. The mother was hospitalized at 26 weeks gestation because of preterm labor. A ...

Percutaneous thoracostomy tubes are widely used in neonates, infants and children. The technique has a low complication rate. Lung perforation by a pigtail catheter is described in a single case ...

WAYNE, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Teleflex Incorporated (NYSE:TFX), a leading global provider of medical devices for critical care and surgery, has acquired privately held Nostix, LLC, a Boulder, Colorado ...