Challenging tradition: Pediatric thoracotomy can be performed safely without a chest tube: A retrospective study
In pediatric thoracotomy, especially with fewer than three lung wedge resections, chest tube insertion can be safely omitted. This approach does not increase the postoperative chest tube insertion rate and is associated with shorter hospital stays.
Authors
- Khalil Ghandour (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7333-3058)
- Majid Omari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7920-430X)
- Tariq Bassam Shannies
- Azza Gharaibeh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7206-5378)
- Mohammad Al-Hurani
- Mohamad K. Abou Chaar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9584-2184)
- Farah A. Abdallah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7986-0542)
- Tamador Al-Shamaileh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-3310-8884)
- Mohammed O Al-Bssol
- Hussam Ananzeh
Institutions
- Mayo Clinic (US)
- Hashemite University (JO)
- King Hussein Cancer Center (JO)
- Bolton NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- Mayo Clinic in Arizona (US)
- Mayo Clinic in Florida (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Taibah University Medical Sciences
- Published
- 2025-08-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtumed.2025.07.006
- Primary Topic
- Pleural and Pulmonary Diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00