pulmonary disorders
How To Do Tube and Catheter Thoracostomy
Indications for Tube and Catheter Thoracostomy
 Pneumothorax that is recurrent, persistent, traumatic, large, under tension, or bilateral Pneumothorax in a patient on positive-pressure ventilation Symptomatic or recurrent large Pleural Effusion None Empyema or complicated parapneumonic effusion Hemothorax None Chylothorax 