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Assessment of Chest Tube Drains
Stepwise assessment of Chest Tube Function
TUBE POSITIONING
 • Look at the CXR:
is within the pleura ... injury to the lung ... large injury to lung ... • 28-32 Fr hemothorax ... @nickmmark #ChestTube
Surgical Chest Tube for Unstable Pneumothorax or Hemothorax
PREPARE
 • Landmark: Anterior Axillary Line, 4th or 5th
Tube for Unstable Pneumothorax ... or Hemothorax ... Sterile gloves & drapes ... Puncture into pleural ... SarahFoohey #chesttube