Chest Tube Placement

Chest Tube Placement

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Here we discuss the placement of a chest tube, or tube thoracostomy to treat a pneumothorax (collapsed lung). This is one of the coolest procedures I do in the emergency department, and I hope you learn plenty from this video.
Here, I show the actual footage of the procedure being performed.