Practicals · Respiratory Medicine · Pleural procedures
Intercostal tube drainage / tube thoracostomy for pneumothorax
- Type
- Procedure
- Also called
- ICD insertion, chest tube 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
“Tube thoracostomy” ( NMC curriculum, page 4)
“Intercostal tube drainage” ( NBEMS DNB curriculum, page 27)