Dressing after needle aspiration of chest

Jul 02, 2009 07:53 AM

by cagedbear

What is the common practice out there regarding dressing to the chest after needle aspiration of pnuemothorax?

Bandaid? Vaseline gauze? I practice in a NICU and have always used the vaseline gauze, but am seeing some practitioners using bandaids.

*Daytonite* · Jul 02, 2009, 08:12 AM

I worked in an ICU stepdown and I've seen both a bandaid and adaptic used. It's up to the doc. If there was no pneumothorax and the wound closed upon withdrawal of the needle adaptic isn't necessary, however, I would assess the patient often for subcutaneous emphysema.

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Dressing after needle aspiration of chest

Dressing after needle aspiration of chest

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