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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Chest drain insertion is not a harmless procedure - Are we doing it safely?
Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Volume 11, No. 6, Year 2010
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Description
The incorrect insertion of a chest drain can cause serious harm or even death. All elective drains should be inserted in the 'triangle of safety' in line with the British Thoracic Society guidelines. The aim of this study was to test the awareness of junior doctors involved in inserting chest drains with these guidelines. Fifty junior doctors were questioned. Participants were asked to grade their experience of chest drain insertion and mark on a diagram where they felt was the optimum site for inserting a drain for a large pneumothorax in an elective situation. Only 44% (n=22) of doctors indicated they would insert a chest drain within the safe triangle. Level of experience, seniority and specialty all had an effect on knowledge of the correct site. Of those who had inserted drains unsupervised, 48% (n=16) would site the drain outside the safe triangle as would 75% (n=6) of those who had performed the procedure supervised. Only 25% of medics knew where to insert a drain, compared with 58% of doctors working in surgery. The majority of junior doctors do not have the basic knowledge to insert a chest drain safely. Further training in this procedure is needed for junior doctors. © 2010 Published by European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery. All rights reserved.
Authors & Co-Authors
Elsayed, Hany Hasan
United Kingdom, Liverpool
Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital
Egypt, Cairo
Ain Shams University
Roberts, Rebecca
United Kingdom, Liverpool
Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital
Emadi, Mehrdad
United Kingdom, Liverpool
Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital
Whittle, Ian
United Kingdom, Liverpool
Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital
Shackcloth, Michael J.
United Kingdom, Liverpool
Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital
Statistics
Citations: 57
Authors: 5
Affiliations: 2
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1510/icvts.2010.243196
ISSN:
15699293
Research Areas
Health System And Policy