A NEW PORTABLE DRAINING DEVICE FOR TREATING PNEUMOTHORAX. [J]. Journal of Chongqing Medical University (4):283-285(1993) DOI: 10.13406/j.cnki.cyxb.1993.04.011.
A NEW PORTABLE DRAINING DEVICE FOR TREATING PNEUMOTHORAX
A soft graduated plastic thoracic catheter internallysupported by a stainless steel-core is connected to asmall plastic bottle containing a one-way-valve draining device. This small portable unit is used for draining pneumothorax with the advantage of being light and convenient for the patient to wear. Air-drainage is easier for this set of unit
sinceless resistance is to overcome than the traditionally used water-sealed draining apparatus. Seventeen among the 20 pneumothorax patients treated in. the OPD have their iungs re-expanded withinl~3 days