Chest Drains in Daily Clinical Practice

Thomas Kiefer Head of Department for Thoracic Surgery Lunge Center Bodensee Klinikum Konstanz Konstanz, Germany

lt;p>Anatomy of the Chest wall and the Pleura.- (Patho-) Physiology of the Pleural Space.- Indications for Chest Drain Therapy.- Different Kinds of Chest Drain.- Catheters.- Different Drainage Systems and -philosophies.- Inserting a chest tube.- Complications during Placement of a Chest Drain and during Handling.- Care of Patients having a Chest Drain.- Management of the  Pleural Space.- Pain Management.- Physiotherapy in Patients having a Chest Drain.- Removing a Chest Drain.

"Chest Drains in Daily Clinical Practice is a useful primer in the use and management of intercostal chest drains. The book covers the major concerns of practitioners dealing with chest drains - the anatomy, physiology and indications for drainage of the pleural space. The book goes on to cover a number of aspects of the management of chest drains, including common problems encountered in patients who have a chest drain in situ. ... Overall, a useful primer, with a surgical flavour." (Toby Hillman, British Journal of Hospital Medicine, Vol. 78 (10), October, 2017)

“Chest Drains in Daily Clinical Practice is a useful primer in the use and management of intercostal chest drains. The book covers the major concerns of practitioners dealing with chest drains – the anatomy, physiology and indications for drainage of the pleural space. The book goes on to cover a number of aspects of the management of chest drains, including common problems encountered in patients who have a chest drain in situ. … Overall, a useful primer, with a surgical flavour.” (Toby Hillman, British Journal of Hospital Medicine, Vol. 78 (10), October, 2017)