
pmid: 27865321
handle: 11573/1015702
Insertion, management, and withdrawal of chest tubes is part of the routine activity of thoracic surgeons. The selection of the chest tube and the strategy for each of these steps is usually built on knowledge, practice, experience, and judgment. The indication to insert a chest tube into the pleural cavity is the presence of air or fluid within it. Various types and sizes of chest tubes are now commercially available.
Pleural Effusion, Chest Tubes, Drainage, Humans, Pneumothorax, Air leak; Chest drainage; Chest tube; Pleural effusions; Pneumothorax; Device Removal; Drainage; History, 19th Century; History, 20th Century; Humans; Pleural Effusion; Pneumothorax; Chest Tubes; Surgery; Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, History, 19th Century, History, 20th Century, Device Removal
Pleural Effusion, Chest Tubes, Drainage, Humans, Pneumothorax, Air leak; Chest drainage; Chest tube; Pleural effusions; Pneumothorax; Device Removal; Drainage; History, 19th Century; History, 20th Century; Humans; Pleural Effusion; Pneumothorax; Chest Tubes; Surgery; Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, History, 19th Century, History, 20th Century, Device Removal
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