Template:Chest tube size table

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Adult Chest Tube Sizes

Chest Tube Size Type of Pneumothorax Patients Underlying Cause
Small (8-14 Fr)
  • Most spontaneous and iatrogenic
 Alveolar-pleural fistulae (small air leak)
Medium (20-28 Fr)
  • On mechanical ventilation
  • Bronchial dehiscence
 Bronchial-pleural fistulae (large air leak)
Large (36-40 Fr)
  • Traumatic
 Bleeding (Hemothorax/hemopneumothorax)
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