The insertion of a chest tube is a common procedure in trauma care, and the Advanced Trauma Life Support program teaches the insertion of chest tubes as an essential and life-saving skill. The purpose ...

A pulmonary bleb is a small collection of air between the lung and the outer surface of the lung (visceral pleura) usually found in the upper lobe of the lung. When a bleb ruptures the air escapes ...

A trial of ClearFlow’s PleuraFlow Active Clearance Technology (ACT) has demonstrated the value in adding the system into Enhanced Recovery After Cardiac Surgery (ERAS) cardiac programme protocols.

IRVINE, Calif., May 20, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ClearFlow, Inc., a medical device company based in Irvine, California, announced positive results from a clinical trial published in the peer-reviewed ...

Now there is a manikin designed specifically to teach the theory, anatomy and skills needed to manage pre-hospital chest trauma, as well as ongoing chest tube maintenance. The right side of the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Monitoring patients via a digital air leak detection device meant they spent less time with a chest tube and in ...