Background: Timing of chest tube removal in trauma patients is debatable. This study aimed to assess whether protocolized early thoracostomy tube (TT) removal is associated with better ...

Further, chest tube removal occurred 1 day earlier in over half (56%) of those with a digital vs. analog device, according to researchers.

Being male, tall, and thin is hypothesized to increase the chance of having a primary spontaneous pneumothorax.

ClearFlow has been selected to exhibit PleuraFlow Active Clearance Technology (ACT), an FDA-cleared chest drainage system used during and after cardiothoracic surgery which features a proprietary ...

Clinical Trial Results Show Active Chest Tube Clearance as Part of an ERAS Program Significantly Improves Outcomes in Cardiac Surgery Provided by Business Wire May 20, 2025, 11:48:00 AM ...

Chest tubes are placed in neonates to evacuate either air (pneumothorax) or fluid (effusion, hemothorax, and empyema) from the pleural or mediastinal space, allowing reexpansion of the lung and ...

The aim of this study was to compare the impact of digital chest drainage devices with traditional drainage devices on duration of air leak, chest tube removal and hospital stay after lobectomy ...

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

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