CONTEXT: @entity130 causes significant morbidity; however, many @entity204 are preventable and few @entity1 require surgery. @entity764 ( @entity764 ) for hemo/pneumothorax is simple and effective; the main problem is residual hemothorax, which can cause @entity891 and @entity3509 . AIMS: Our study aimed to analyze the relationship between radiological chest tube parameters (position and intrathoracic length) and the frequency of residual hemothorax. SETTINGS AND DESIGN: This prospective analytical study was conducted in a large tertiary care hospital in north India over 2 years till March 2013. MATERIALS AND METHODS: @entity1 of @entity764 aged 18-60 years, with @entity2004 requiring @entity764 insertion were included in the study. Bedside @entity764 insertion was performed as per current standards. Immediate post- @entity764 chest radiographs were used to record lung status and @entity764 position (chest tube zone and @entity3656 ). Residual hemothorax was defined as any collection identified on radiological investigations after 48 hours of @entity764 placement. STATISTICAL ANALYSIS: Univariate analysis was performed with the chi-square test or Student's t-test as appropriate, while multivariate analysis using stepwise logistic regression; a P-value < 0.05 was significant. RESULTS: Out of 170 @entity1 of @entity764 , 154 underwent @entity764 insertion. Most @entity1 were young (mean age: 31.7    12 years) males (M:F = 14:1). Ninety-seven @entity1 (57.1%) had isolated @entity764 . @entity130 (n = 119; 77.3%) and motor vehicle accidents (n = 72; 46.7%) were the commonest causes. Mean hospital stay was 9    3.94 days, and mortality 2/154 (1.1%). Residual hemothorax was seen in 48 (31%). No @entity764 zone or length was significantly associated with residual hemothorax on univariate or multivariate analysis. CONCLUSION: @entity764 zone or length does not affect the frequency of residual hemothorax.

Does XXXX and position of the intercostal drain affect the frequency of residual hemothorax? A prospective study from north India.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['Patients', 'patients'] @entity3656 :: ('MESH:D007870', 'Disease') :: ['intrapleural length'] @entity3509 :: ('MESH:D004653', 'Disease') :: ['empyema'] @entity891 :: ('MESH:D001261', 'Disease') :: ['lung collapse'] @entity764 :: ('MESH:D013898', 'Disease') :: ['chest trauma', 'chest injuries', 'Intrapleural ICD', 'ICD', 'Intercostal chest drainage'] @entity2004 :: ('MESH:D006468', 'Disease') :: ['hemothorax or hemopneumothorax'] @entity204 :: ('MESH:D003643', 'Disease') :: ['deaths'] @entity130 :: ('MESH:D014947', 'Disease') :: ['Thoracic trauma', 'Blunt trauma']
@entity3656 :: (MESH:D007870,Disease) :: ['intrapleural length']
