In The Pitt Episode 6 “12 PM,” eager intern Dr. Trinity Santos (Isa Briones) finally gets her chance to attempt a chest tube. The most ambitious and ruthless character in the new MAX medical ...
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 ...
For the first day or so, a chest tube is left in to help adhere the once deflated lung to the chest wall (pleural symphysis). The tube will be removed if no leak is apparent, and the patient will be ...