Chest Tube Placement
Learning Objectives
List the common indications for chest tube placement
Identify important anatomical landmarks for proper chest tube placement
Demonstrate appropriate sterile technique involved in patient and procedural preparation
Describe the necessary steps involved in proper chest tube placement and connection to suction device
Author(s)
Christopher Weldon, MD, PhD
The Regents Chair in Surgery, Professor of Surgery | Tulane University
Director of Faculty Development | Tulane University School of Medicine
Traci Wolbrink, MD, MPH
Co-Director, OPENPediatrics; Co-Director, Center for Educational Excellence and Innovation; Program Director, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Fellowship; Senior Associate in Critical Care Medicine | Boston Children’s Hospital
Associate Professor of Anaesthesia | Harvard Medical School
Citation
Weldon C, Wolbrink TA. Chest Tube Placement. 8/2013. Online Video. OPENPediatrics. https://learn.openpediatrics.org/lear....