Practicals · General Medicine · Intensive Care Medicine
Tube thoracostomy (intercostal chest drain insertion)
- Type
- Procedure
- Also called
- chest tube insertion, ICD insertion
Videos and resources
- VideoChest Tube Placement4:32
- VideoChest Drain Insertion Made Ridiculously Easy For OSCE8:46
- +66 more links
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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
“Needle thoracentesis and tube thoracostomy” ( NBEMS DNB curriculum, page 13)
“Insertion of intercostals drain / catheter and subsequent management of drain” ( NBEMS DNB curriculum, page 15)