Tube Thoracostomy - Tiny Tubes for Bloody Effusions

17/08/2022 19 min
Tube Thoracostomy - Tiny Tubes for Bloody Effusions

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Episode Synopsis

In this Journal Club podcast, PGY-3 Tony Fabiano breaks down a paper from the Journal of Trauma comparing the effectiveness and patient perception of pigtail catheters versus standard chest tubes for hemothorax in the setting of trauma. Is a tiny tube effective at all in draining blood from the chest?