The David J. Sugarbaker Division of Thoracic Surgery at Baylor Medicine specializes in the care and treatment of patients with all benign and malignant disorders of the chest cavity (thorax). This ...
Thoracostomy tubes work by draining air or fluid from the chest cavity, and are most commonly used to treat pneumothorax or pleural effusion. Generally, a unilateral thoracostomy tube is ...
With inspiration, there is a net decrease in intrathoracic pressures as the thoracic cavity volume expands; this allows blood to easily flow into the right heart. Conversely, left heart filling ...
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