| Title |
Mediastinal chest drain clearance for cardiac surgery
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Cochrane database of systematic reviews, April 2002
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| DOI | 10.1002/14651858.cd003042.pub2 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Margaret A Wallen, Anne L Morrison, Donna Gillies, Elizabeth O'Riordan, Catherine Bridge, Frances Stoddart |
| Abstract |
Cardiac tamponade may occur following cardiac surgery as a result of blood or fluid collecting in the pericardial space compressing the heart and reducing cardiac output. Mediastinal chest drains (including pericardial drains) are inserted as standard post-operative practice following cardiac surgery to assist the clearance of blood from the pericardial space and to prevent cardiac tamponade. To prevent chest tubes from blocking and so causing tamponade nurses manipulate them to prevent or remove clots. Manipulation methods including milking, stripping, fanfolding and tapping may be applied to the tubes to keep them from blocking. Evidence is required as to the safest and most effective means of preventing chest tube blockage and preventing cardiac tamponade. |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 1 | <1% |
| Switzerland | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 119 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 14 | 12% |
| Other | 13 | 11% |
| Student > Bachelor | 12 | 10% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 10 | 8% |
| Researcher | 9 | 7% |
| Other | 29 | 24% |
| Unknown | 34 | 28% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 41 | 34% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 26 | 21% |
| Psychology | 4 | 3% |
| Unspecified | 2 | 2% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 2 | 2% |
| Other | 6 | 5% |
| Unknown | 40 | 33% |
Attention Score in Context
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