Plastic tubes used for drainage of air or fluid from the pleural space. Their surgical insertion is called tube thoracostomy.

Annotation

"used for drainage of air or fluid from the pleural space"

DUI

D015505 MeSH Browser

CUI

M0023867

Previous indexing

Catheterization (1977-1989); Catheters, Indwelling (1980-1982); Drainage (1966-1989); Intubation (1966-1989); Respiration, Artificial (1983-1985); Suction (1977-1989)

History note

90

Public note

90