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 | | align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Type of Patient''' | ||
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Underlying Cause''' | | align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Underlying Cause''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Small (8-14 Fr)|| | | Small (8-14 Fr)|| | ||
*Most [[spontaneous pneumothorax|spontaneous]] and [[iatrogenic pneumothorax|iatrogenic]] | *Most [[spontaneous pneumothorax|spontaneous]] and [[iatrogenic pneumothorax|iatrogenic]] pneumothoraxes | ||
||Alveolar-pleural fistulae (small air leak) | ||Alveolar-pleural fistulae (small air leak) | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Medium (20-28 Fr)|| | | Medium (20-28 Fr)|| | ||
* | *Pneumothorax on mechanical ventilation | ||
* | *Malignant effusion | ||
||Bronchial-pleural fistulae (large air leak) | ||Bronchial-pleural fistulae (large air leak) | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Large (36-40 Fr)|| | | Large (36-40 Fr)|| | ||
*[[ | *[[Traumatic pneumothorax]] | ||
*[[Empyema]] | |||
||Bleeding (Hemothorax/hemopneumothorax) | ||Bleeding (Hemothorax/hemopneumothorax) | ||
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Revision as of 13:18, 13 May 2015
Adult Chest Tube Sizes
| Chest Tube Size | Type of Patient | Underlying Cause |
| Small (8-14 Fr) |
|
Alveolar-pleural fistulae (small air leak) |
| Medium (20-28 Fr) |
|
Bronchial-pleural fistulae (large air leak) |
| Large (36-40 Fr) | Bleeding (Hemothorax/hemopneumothorax) |