Practicals · Traumatology and Surgery · Resuscitative procedures
Chest drain insertion (tube thoracostomy)
- Type
- Procedure
- Also called
- ICD insertion, tube thoracostomy
Videos and resources
- VideoChest Tube Placement by C. Weldon | OPENPediatrics11:46
- VideoChest Tube Placement4:32
- +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 thoracocentesis/Chest drain insertion/Pericardial drainage” ( NMC curriculum, page 6)