Template:Chest tube size table: Difference between revisions
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| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''[[Chest Tube]] Size''' | | align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''[[Chest Tube]] Size''' | ||
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Type of Patient''' | | align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Type of Patient''' | ||
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Underlying | | align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Underlying Causes''' | ||
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| Small (8-14 Fr)|| | | Small (8-14 Fr)|| | ||
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*Pneumothorax on mechanical ventilation | *Pneumothorax on mechanical ventilation | ||
*Malignant effusion | *Malignant effusion | ||
||Bronchial-pleural fistulae (large air leak) | || | ||
*Bronchial-pleural fistulae (large air leak) | |||
*Malignant fluid | |||
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| Large (36-40 Fr)|| | | Large (36-40 Fr)|| | ||
*[[Traumatic pneumothorax]] | *[[Traumatic pneumothorax]] | ||
*[[Empyema]] | *[[Empyema]] | ||
||Bleeding (Hemothorax/hemopneumothorax) | ||* | ||
*Bleeding (Hemothorax/hemopneumothorax) | |||
*Thick pus | |||
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Revision as of 13:19, 13 May 2015
Adult Chest Tube Sizes
| Chest Tube Size | Type of Patient | Underlying Causes |
| Small (8-14 Fr) |
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Alveolar-pleural fistulae (small air leak) |
| Medium (20-28 Fr) |
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| Large (36-40 Fr) | *
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