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Pleural Drains in Adults

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Local Policies and References

Local health district policies and procedures

The following local health district clinical resources which were reviewed and content adapted for inclusion in the Pleural Drain in Adults - Consensus Guideline.

  • Sydney South Western Area Health Service, Intercostal Catheters (ICC) and Underwater Seal Drains (UWSD) Clinical Manual, MC_PD2011_422
  • St George and Sutherland Hospitals and Health Services (2011), Respiratory - Underwater Seal Drain (UWSD), Clinical Business Rule SGSHHS Clin145
  • Sydney Local Health District, Chest Tubes and Intercostal Catheters Policy, RPAH_PD2011_034
  • Northern Sydney Central Coast, Underwater Sealed Drains (UWSD) and Intercostal Catheters Guideline - North Shore Ryde HS, GE2009_063, Nov 2010.

References

  1. Davies HE, Davies RJ, Davies CW, Group BTSPDG. Management of pleural infection in adults: British Thoracic Society Pleural Disease Guideline 2010. Thorax. 2010;65 Suppl 2:ii41-53. doi: 10.1136/thx.2010.137000
  2. Du Rand I, Maskell N. Introduction and methods: British Thoracic Society Pleural Disease Guideline 2010. Thorax. 2010;65 Suppl 2:ii1-3. doi: 10.1136/thx.2010.137042
  3. Havelock T, Teoh R, Laws D, Gleeson F, Group BTSPDG. Pleural procedures and thoracic ultrasound: British Thoracic Society Pleural Disease Guideline 2010. Thorax. 2010;65 Suppl 2:ii61-76. doi: 10.1136/thx.2010.137026
  4. Hooper C, Lee YC, Maskell N, Group BTSPG. Investigation of a unilateral pleural effusion in adults: British Thoracic Society Pleural Disease Guideline 2010. Thorax. 2010;65 Suppl 2:ii4-17. doi: 10.1136/thx.2010.136978
  5. MacDuff A, Arnold A, Harvey J, Group BTSPDG. Management of spontaneous pneumothorax: British Thoracic Society Pleural Disease Guideline 2010. Thorax. 2010;65 Suppl 2:ii18-31. doi: 10.1136/thx.2010.136986
  6. Rahman NM, Ali NJ, Brown G, Chapman SJ, Davies RJ, Downer NJ, et al. Local anaesthetic thoracoscopy: British Thoracic Society Pleural Disease Guideline 2010. Thorax. 2010;65 Suppl 2:ii54-60. doi: 10.1136/thx.2010.137018
  7. Roberts ME, Neville E, Berrisford RG, Antunes G, Ali NJ, Group BTSPDG. Management of a malignant pleural effusion: British Thoracic Society Pleural Disease Guideline 2010. Thorax. 2010;65 Suppl 2:ii32-40. doi: 10.1136/thx.2010.136994
  8. British Thoracic Society Pleural Disease Guideline Group. BTS Pleural Disease Guideline 2010; A Quick Reference Guide. British Thoracic Society Reports 2010;2(3).
  9. Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists. Guidelines on Sedation and/or Analgesia for Diagnostic and Interventional Medicine, Dental or Surgical Procedures . 2014.
  10. Horsley A, Jones L, White J, Henry M, Horsley A, Jones L, et al. Efficacy and complications of small-bore, wire-guided chest drains. Chest. 2006;130(6):1857-63.
  11. Fysh ET, Smith NA, Lee YC, Fysh ETH, Smith NA, Lee YCG. Optimal chest drain size: the rise of the small-bore pleural catheter. Seminars in Respiratory & Critical Care Medicine. 2010;31(6):760-8.
  12. Light RW, Light RW. Pleural controversy: optimal chest tube size for drainage. Respirology. 2011;16(2):244-8.
  13. Wrightson JM, Fysh E, et al. Risk reduction in pleural procedures: sonography, simulation and supervision. Curr Opin Pulm Med. 2010;16(4):340-50.
  14. NSW Department of Health. Managing Pigtail Drains Safely. North Sydney: Quality Safety, Clinical and Governance Branch, 2009 Safety Notice 019/09.

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