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Ann Thorac Surg 2005;79:1070-1071
© 2005 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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A Simple and Effective Method of Preventing Inadvertent Occlusion of Chest Tube Drains: The Corrugated Tubing Splint

Anastasios K. Konstantakos, MDa,*

a Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Accepted for publication November 25, 2003.

* Address reprint requests to Dr Konstantakos, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA 02215
akonstan{at}bidmc.harvard.edu

Inadvertent occlusion of tube thoracostomy drains by normal patient positioning can be not only a nuisance but also a potentially life-threatening problem. A method of splinting the pliable chest tube drains by using corrugated ventilator circuit tubing is described. This relatively simple and quick technique can help to prevent this undesired and potentially dangerous occlusion of chest tube drains.






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