Retained blood occurs when drainage systems fail to adequately evacuate blood during
recovery from cardiothoracic surgery. As a result, a spectrum of mechanical and …

Clinicians place chest tubes approximately 1 million times each year in the United States,
but little information is available to guide their management. Specifically, use of the rate of …

Background: Usually the chest tube removal (CTR) has been described as one of the worst
experiences by patients in the intensive care unit. Aim: This study aimed to compare the …

Objective Chest tubes are used to clear blood from around the heart and lungs after heart
surgery, but they can be obstructed by a blood clot, leading to retained blood syndrome …

In the field of modern cardiothoracic surgery, chest drainage has become ubiquitous and yet
characterized by a wide variation in practice. Meanwhile, the evolution of chest drain …

Purpose Determine nurse characteristics and patient factors that affect nurses' time in
managing chest tubes in the first 24-hours of critical-care stay. Design Prospective …

Background Although not currently approved for postoperative cardiac surgical bleeding,
recombinant activated factor VII (rFVIIa) has been used for this purpose. This study sought to …

Background: There is no clear data about the optimum time for chest tube removal after
coronary artery bypass surgery. Aim: The aim of this study was to assess the impact of the …

Background An increasing obese population in the United States focuses attention on
perioperative management of obese and overweight patients. Objective We sought to …

Objective To evaluate the effect of Plasma-Lyte 148 (PL-148) compared with 0.9% saline
(saline) on blood product use and postoperative bleeding in patients admitted to the …