"Chest Tubes" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Plastic tubes used for drainage of air or fluid from the pleural space. Their surgical insertion is called tube thoracostomy.
| Descriptor ID |
D015505
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E07.858.150
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| Concept/Terms |
Chest Tubes- Chest Tubes
- Chest Tube
- Tube, Chest
- Tubes, Chest
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2017 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2018 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2019 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2020 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Chest Tubes" by people in Profiles.
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Pleural gas analysis for the identification of alveolopleural fistulae. Curr Opin Pulm Med. 2016 07; 22(4):362-6.
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Family-member presence during interventions in the intensive care unit: perceptions of pediatric cardiac intensive care providers. Pediatrics. 2007 Oct; 120(4):e895-901.
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Chest tube-related empyema due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: could the chest tube be coated with antiseptics? Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2006 Feb; 27(2):195-7.
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Beneficial effects of chest tube drainage of pleural effusion in acute respiratory failure refractory to positive end-expiratory pressure ventilation. Surgery. 1998 Feb; 123(2):137-43.