Pigtail catheter placement for pneumothorax


 


Pigtail catheter placement for pneumothorax is a surgical treatment for draining your lungs from air. To have a better idea of how this blog is going to be approached. Let me clear out some of the medical, technical terms. 

Pneumothorax is a condition that occurs when air leaks into the space between the lungs and chest wall. The procedure to cure this is called a pigtail catheter.

A catheter is a thin tube made from medical-grade materials. Serving as a range of functions.

So a pigtail catheter is a drainage catheter with side holes used for draining clear non- viscid or coagulable collections of bite urine or pancreatic fluids. The pigtail is inefficient in draining abscesses from solid organs but may be used for perihepatic abscesses.

Manish Medi innovation is a large-scale distributor of high-quality products for the medical sector over the past ten years. They are one of the top Pigtailcatheter suppliers in India. They are also into manufacturing catheters around India.

 In India, the risk factor for a pneumothorax is high as the quality of air is low and there is a higher chance for men to get it than women.

The different cause of pneumothorax is

Chest injury- Any unpolished or infiltrating injury to your chest can cause lung breakdown. A few wounds may occur during actual attacks or vehicle crashes, while others may incidentally happen during operations that include the addition of a needle into the chest.

Lung diseaseHarmed lung tissue is bound to implode. Lung harm can be brought about by numerous sorts of hidden illnesses, including ongoing obstructive aspiratory sickness (COPD), cystic fibrosis and pneumonia.

Ruptured air blisters.-. Little air rankles (blebs) can create on the highest point of the lungs. These blebs in some cases burst permitting air to spill into the space that encompasses the lungs

Mechanical ventilation. - A serious kind of pneumothorax can happen in individuals who need mechanical help to relax. The ventilator, Screw Dilator can make a lopsidedness of pneumatic stress inside the chest. The lung may fall totally.

To give you a better description of how the Pigtail looks like

It has a curl at the end of the tube which resembles a pigtail therefore the name it has taken after

The materials used in the manufacture of pigtails are soft and smooth so that when they are injected, it does not damage your tissue.

The materials used are non-reactive to the body liquids, and hence it is safe to be inside your body.

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