Lesson Learned From an In Situ Tube Thoracostomy in Postoperative Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Repair: Even an Open Pneumothorax Can Be Catastrophic

• Main Authors: Prateek Arora (Author), Habib Md Reazaul Karim (Author), Subrata Kumar Singha (Author), Kartik Basumatary (Author), Nitin Kumar Borkar (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Galenos Yayinevi, 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Over the last few decades, the perioperative management of congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) has improved, yet, the management is challenging. Complications are common, and pleural complications like pneumothorax and effusion after open CDH repair are still a concern. Tube thoracostomy is often...