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Care of the patient with Clagett open-window thoracostomy
1Nursing Department, Cuyahoga Community College, Cleveland, OH, USA.
Medsurg Nursing : Official Journal of the Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses
|February 1, 1997
Abstract:
The Clagett open-window thoracostomy is performed to give patients with empyema improved quality of life and other outcomes. Adult health nurses care for patients undergoing this procedure preoperatively, postoperatively, and at home, and must consider several important issues to prevent serious complications and facilitate family care.