Percutaneous Chest Tubes: The Humane Choice

Name: Percutaneous Chest Tubes: The Humane Choice
Uploaded: 2016-01-26T04:44:32+00:00
Duration: 19 min 59 s
Channel: Lauren Westafer
Description: Traditional tube thoracostomy is painful and invasive. Recent trends and recommendations to use small bore tubes through a percutaneous technique still haven't caught on in many institutions. This video gives an overview of the procedure and details some of the controversial points to using this technique.

Traditional tube thoracostomy is painful and invasive. Recent trends and recommendations to use small bore tubes through a percutaneous technique still haven't caught on in many institutions. This video gives an overview of the procedure and details some of the controversial points to using this technique.