Practicals · Emergency Medicine · Pulmonary
Tube thoracostomy / intercostal chest tube insertion
- Type
- Procedure
- Curriculum level
- 10 (NMC); 4 (DNB)
- Also called
- chest tube insertion, ICD insertion, intercostal drain
Videos and resources
- VideoShort Chest Tubes Video4:08
- VideoChest Tube Placement4:32
- +66 more links
Links point to material published by others; SolvedPGSS does not host it. Check any technique against your department's protocol before you use it on a patient.
Operative note template
How to write the operative note in the case sheet: blank template, worked example and printable PDF (free).
Where the curriculum asks for it
“Intercostal chest tube (10)” ( NMC curriculum, page 13)
“Tube thoracostomy -4” ( NBEMS DNB curriculum, page 10)