TY - JOUR
T1 - Subcutaneously Anchored Sutureless Device for Securement of Chest Tubes in Neonates with Pleural Effusion
T2 - Three Case Reports
AU - Rodriguez Perez, Carmen
AU - Romitti, Maria Grazia
AU - Pezzotti, Elena
AU - D'Andrea, Vito
AU - Pezza, Lucilla
AU - Pittiruti, Mauro
N1 - Copyright © 2020 Carmen Rodriguez Perez et al.
PY - 2020
Y1 - 2020
N2 - We report the clinical cases of three neonates, all of them premature, requiring the placement of a chest tube for drainage of a massive pleural effusion. In all three patients, the chest tube was secured using a new subcutaneously anchored sutureless system. This new securement device was easy to insert and to remove, and highly effective in preventing dislodgment. Also, it was not associated to any undesired effect: no sign of pain and/or discomfort and no skin inflammation. The securement device proved to be comfortable and harmless even in fragile patients as neonates, including the frailest ones, the premature. To our best knowledge, this is the first report describing the use of such a device for this purpose.
AB - We report the clinical cases of three neonates, all of them premature, requiring the placement of a chest tube for drainage of a massive pleural effusion. In all three patients, the chest tube was secured using a new subcutaneously anchored sutureless system. This new securement device was easy to insert and to remove, and highly effective in preventing dislodgment. Also, it was not associated to any undesired effect: no sign of pain and/or discomfort and no skin inflammation. The securement device proved to be comfortable and harmless even in fragile patients as neonates, including the frailest ones, the premature. To our best knowledge, this is the first report describing the use of such a device for this purpose.
U2 - 10.1155/2020/7480483
DO - 10.1155/2020/7480483
M3 - Article
C2 - 32231838
VL - 2020
SP - 7480483
JO - Case reports in pediatrics
JF - Case reports in pediatrics
SN - 2090-6803
ER -