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Intercostal chest drain insertion
- Type
- Procedure
- Curriculum level
- NMC must know: perform independently (5 procedures); DrNB list of skills
- Also called
- chest tube
Videos and resources
- VideoChest Tube Placement by C. Weldon | OPENPediatrics11:46
- 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.
Where the curriculum asks for it
“Intercostal chest drains: 5” ( NMC DM/MCh guidelines, page 8)
“Placing of 'chest tube'” ( NBEMS DrNB curriculum, page 33)
“insertion of chest tubes” ( NMC DM/MCh guidelines, page 5)