13:49 Sep 17, 2011 |
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4 +1 | chest drainage by gravity |
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4 | gravity drainage (of the chest) |
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chest drainage by gravity Explanation: I found "chest drainage" and "gravity drainage" so I put them together and came up with "chest drainage by gravity". Example sentence(s):
Reference: http://www.teleflex.com/en/usa/ucd/chest_drainage_systems.ph... |
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gravity drainage (of the chest) Explanation: ... as opposed to systems which use suction to aspirate the fluids, etc. I liquidi drenati possono essere lasciati defluire liberamente dalla cavità ad impregnare le garze della medicazione, o raccolti per gravità (a caduta) in appositi recipienti o sacchetti sterili, oppure aspirati da adatti apparecchi ad aspirazione meccanica o da particolari sistemi a depressione ... http://www.corriere.it/salute/dizionario/drenaggio/index.sht... Closed chest drainage systems use gravity, suction, or both to restore negative pressure and remove air, fluid, and blood from the pleural space or the mediastinum. http://www.datazap.net/sites/sim/sim/Nsg progs/CriticalCare/... |
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