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All articles tagged: Other air leak (J93.82)

HealthDay 13 December at 04.08 PM

Digital Air Leak Detection Device Can Help Reduce Chest Tube Duration

For patients undergoing pulmonary lobectomy, a digital air leak detection device can speed the identification of chest tube air leak cessation, according to a study published in the Dec. 1 issue of Critical Care Nurse.Carla Patel, A.P.R.N., from the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, and colleagues examined whe