Practicals · Palliative Medicine · Procedures and Interventional Techniques
Intercostal drain (ICD) insertion
- Type
- Procedure
- Also called
- chest tube insertion, ICD insertion
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.
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
“Abdominal paracentesis, pleurocentesis, pericadiocentesis, Intercostal drains” ( NMC curriculum, page 38)
“Abdominal paracentesis, pleurocentesis, pericadiocentesis, Intercostal drains” ( NBEMS DNB curriculum, page 57)