Introducing CLR, a simple solution for suction & irrigation through indwelling catheters such as chest tubes. When it comes to lavage, the solution is cl__r.
Flashback to November 2022 📋
The goal of pleural irrigation "is to dilute and remove bacteria, cytokines, inflammatory cells, and pro-fibrinogenic coagulation factors. The mechanical process of irrigation increases pleural fluid drainage by reducing stasis and organization of intrapleural contents."
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Simple solutions are often most effective.
#TheSolutionIsCLR #ThoracicIrrigation
Centers across the US are standardizing pleural collection management — across Trauma Surgery, Pulmonology, Thoracic Surgery, and beyond.
Protocolized #ThoracicIrrigation aims to improve drainage, reduce the need for additional procedures, and shorten hospital stays.
Interested in how centers are doing it? Reach out: https://t.co/9NMOg3Ed9g
#TheSolutionIsCLR
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Welcome to the #CLRCommunity, Community Regional Medical Center (@CommunityMed).
CRMC is home to the only Level I Trauma Center between Los Angeles and Sacramento — a 685-bed facility serving 15,000 square miles of Central California.
Proud to support the team and the patients who depend on them.
#ThoracicIrrigation #TheSolutionIsCLR
Welcoming the newest member of the #CLRCommunity: @ClevelandClinic Akron General.
An ACS-verified Level I Trauma Center since 1977, Akron General anchors the Cleveland Clinic's Southern Region.
Thank you, Dr. Chris Wolff (@DontCry_Wolff), for your leadership.
#ThoracicIrrigation #TheSolutionIsCLR
CLR is improving hemothorax care at @uchicagosurgery & @advocatehealth — and last week's Chicago Committee on Trauma meeting brought surgeons from @LoyolaSurgery, @NMSurgery & @CCHTrauma into the conversation too.
Thanks for the opportunity, @ChicagoCOT! More Chicagoland centers on the way.
#ThoracicIrrigation #TheSolutionIsCLR
Suburban Hospital (@SuburbanHosp) joins the #CLRCommunity.
Suburban is the designated regional trauma center for Montgomery County, MD — the most populous county in Maryland, & top 50 in the US.
Also, Suburban is the first of 3 @HopkinsMedicine trauma centers to implement CLR irrigation — allowing the other Hopkins centers to benefit from their experience.
Thank you to Dr. Jerome Byam and Virginia Shad for leading the way.
#Hemothorax #ThoracicIrrigation #TheSolutionIsCLR
@CLRMedical is trusted by >100 hospitals and health systems across the nation.
Join the evidence-based #ThoracicIrrigation movement!
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Tonight: Dr. Timothy Plackett presents the @UChicago experience with CLR irrigation for thoracic trauma.
With trauma faculty from across Chicagoland in the room, we're expecting a good discussion.
Proud to sponsor the 2026 @acsTrauma Chicago Committee on Trauma Paper Competition.
#Hemothorax #ThoracicIrrigation #TheSolutionIsCLR @AmCollSurgeons
Two weeks in Chicago.
Last week: Inaugural Chicago Trauma Symposium — penetrating thoracic trauma, irrigation, practical clinical conversation.
This week: We're sponsoring the Chicago Committee on Trauma meeting.
Proud to provide reliable, purpose-built devices to the people doing the hard work in Chicagoland hospitals. Thanks, Nick Hahn, for the local support.
#Hemothorax #ThoracicIrrigation @TheSolutionIsCLR
Happy #NationalNursesWeek to the nurses on our team, in the field representing CLR, and in ERs, ICUs, and ORs caring for patients with complex thoracic pathology.
You're central to getting it right. Thank you.
#ThePowerOfNurses#Nursing#CLRMedical
Consider...
*300–500 mL of blood is required to blunt the costophrenic angle on upright CXR.
https://t.co/0oXfuPOgFj
*23% of patients with small hemothoraces (<300 cc) develop retained collections.
https://t.co/fGZUE6e3sl
Learn about the benefits of a uniform, proactive management strategy for hemothorax: https://t.co/vMClQ1E3nj
#OunceOfPrevention #DontWaitIrrigate #TheSolutionIsCLR