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Nephrostomy Tube Care
A chest tube insertion involves the surgical placement of a hollow, flexible drainage tube into the chest.
Alternative Names
Chest drainage tube insertion; Insertion of tube into chest; Tube thoracostomy
Description
Chest tubes are inserted to drain blood, fluid, or air and to allow the lungs to fully expand. The tube is placed between the ribs and into the space between the inner lining and the outer lining of the lung (pleural space).
The area where the tube will be inserted is numbed...
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