FL Talks Tube Thoracostomy Timing With Drs. Schubl & Nahmias

Welcome to FractureLine: the official weekly news feed from the Chest Wall Injury Society, where we will listen to all the bottom-line CWIS updates, shout-outs, fun facts, and weekly banter!

This week's episode welcomes Drs. Jeffry Nahmias, MD & Sebastian Schubl, MD FACS (Trauma & Critical Care Surgery, University of California Irvine [UCI]). Dr. Nahmias is the director of the SICU for UCI & Dr. Schubl is the director of medical operations for UCI and a CWIS Stalwart. These two have been working on and recently published their article in Injury (9/23/24), "Effects of post rib plating tube thoracostomy output on the need for thoracic re-intervention: Does the volume matter?" This article is an excellent resource for the ever-present question: is there a magic number for chest tube output before it is pulled that helps prevent the need for replacement or re-intervention?! The answer may very well surprise you! We were joined by SarahAnn Whitbeck, Dr. White, Dr. Kryskow, & Dr. Bauman joined us.

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