Comparison of Intercostal and Subxiphoid Left Pleural Drain After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG) Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), a prevalent surgery for coronary artery disease, often involves left internal mammary artery harvesting, necessitating left pleural drain insertion. This can lead to pain, discomfort, and respiratory issues. This analysis compares outcomes between subxiphoid and intercostal left pleural drain insertion.

A Study of A1 and A2 Subtypes Among Whole-Blood Donors With Blood Groups A and AB at the Blood Center of a Tertiary Care Institute in Chhattisgarh.

Introduction: The ABO blood group shows various subtypes due to the heterogeneity of A and B alleles. The frequency of these subtypes varies in different populations. Studies related to the frequency of subtypes of blood groups A and AB are lacking in this region.

Extrapleural Intrathoracic Hydatid Cyst: A Rare Cause of Upper Limb Neuropathic Pain.

Human echinococcosis is a common zoonotic disease. Due to favourable climatic conditions, India contributes to the majority of the burden of cystic echinococcosis (CE) in the world. The lung is the most commonly affected organ in the body, after the liver.

Central Aortic Cannula Disruption Following Left Atrial Myxoma Excision.

Central aortic cannulation is used to give oxygenated blood to the patient through a heart-lung machine. Central aortic cannula disruption during cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) is a rare complication. This could result in aortic dissection, extensive tears, bleeding, posterior aortic wall injury, oesophageal trauma, and cardiac arrest.

Evaluation of the Efficacy of a Digital Chest Drainage System in Traumatic Pneumothorax.

Introduction: Pneumothorax is the major complication in patients with chest trauma. Thoracic injury is a major cause of trauma-related deaths, with up to half of these patients developing pneumothorax. The initial primary management of pneumothorax is intercostal chest drainage (ICD).

Assessment of Body Fat Percentage Using B-Mode Ultrasound Technique versus Skinfold Caliper in Obese Healthy Volunteers.

Background and aims The measurement of the skinfold thickness at various sites with the calipers has remained the traditional method for estimation of body fat percentage (%BF) in clinical practice. Although this technique is relatively inexpensive and easy to learn, there are more chances of errors while measuring the skinfold thickness by this method. Therefore, no single standard prediction formula for the determination of body fat could be fixed.

Pulmonary sclerosing pneumocytoma masquerading adenocarcinoma with co-existing BRAF V600E and PTEN mutation.

We report a case of a massive primary sclerosing pneumocytoma (PSP) involving the right lower lobe adhering esophagus with small synchronous PSP on the superior segment of the left lower lobe with concurrent mutation for B-RAF proto-oncogene, serine/threonine kinase (BRAF V600E), and phosphatase and tensin homolog (PTEN) gene in a young female. She underwent right lower lobectomy and mediastinal lymph node dissection under single lung ventilation with tumor-free margins on diagnosis-based findings of preoperative computed tomography-guided biopsy and positron emission tomography. Histopathology was suggestive of PSP-papillary variant with concurrent mutation of BRAF V600E and PTEN genes.

Chondrosarcoma of the Rib: Atypical Presentation and Management.

Chondrosarcoma is an uncommon malignant tumor of the rib and can have an atypical presentation based on age, gender, and clinical manifestation with differential diagnosis of intrathoracic mass. Management is surgical as the tumor is resistant to chemoradiation. Access to chest wall reconstruction is limited in many low-income countries and forms a barrier to patient compliance.

Compromised microvascular free flaps; salvage using Fogarty vascular catheter thrombectomy.

Compromised free flap perfusion secondary to thrombus formation is a routinely encountered complication in microvascular free tissue transfer. Various modalities were tried out prophylactically to prevent thrombus formation, and likewise, various methods are tried for salvaging the flap with effective thrombectomy. We present the use of Fogarty vascular catheter for thrombectomy and effective salvage of the flap.

Primary Tuberculotic Osteomyelitis of Rib in a Child.

Although extremely rare, osteomyelitis has been reported in smaller bones like ribs. A 13-year-old male child presented with a one week history of chest wall swelling. Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology (FNAC) of the lesion and initial bacterial culture could not find the aetiology of the lesion.