Placement of a chest tube may be necessary for management of pleural space disease in mammals. This column describes two accepted techniques for thoracostomy tube placement in the dog. A thoracostomy ...

The insertion of a chest tube is a common procedure in trauma care, and the Advanced Trauma Life Support program teaches the insertion of chest tubes as an essential and life-saving skill. The purpose ...

A chest tube is a thin, plastic tube that a doctor inserts into the pleural space, which is the area between the chest wall and the lungs. Doctors may need to use a chest tube for many purposes, such ...

Chest tube placement, or tube thoracostomy, is routinely performed by intensive care physicians, surgeons, interventional radiologists and emergency room physicians to drain fluid, blood or gas in the ...