Practicals · Marine Medicine · Emergency & Critical Care Skills
Thoracocentesis / intercostal drainage
- Type
- Procedure
- Curriculum level
- As observer: 02; As first assistant: 03; Independently under supervision: 03
- Also called
- chest tube insertion, tube thoracostomy
Videos and resources
- VideoThoracentesis2:51
- VideoChest Tube Placement by C. Weldon | OPENPediatrics11:46
- +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
“Thoraocentesis / Intercostal” ( NMC curriculum, page 26)
“Thoracocentesis.” ( NMC curriculum, page 19)
“Tube thoracostomy.” ( NMC curriculum, page 19)