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ion may become infected because he has been exposed to intrapleural pus.
The chest tubes were secured with sutures and then connected to Pleur-evac. Then
, the patient was transported.
Estimated blood loss was minimal and the patient tolerated the procedure well. H
e was extubated in the operating room and he was transferred to the ICU to be ad
mitted. A chest x-ray was ordered stat.
Keywords: cardiovascular / pulmonary, chest tubes, insertion, partial pulmonary
decortication, thoracotomy, bronchoscopy, empyema, bronchopneumonia, diagnostic
bronchoscopy, pulmonary decortication, bilateral bronchopneumonia, decortication
, intercostal, pulmonary, tubes,