• Early chest tube removal (≤3 days post-insertion) is feasible, and the rates of complications and interventions are comparable to late tube removal. • Management and timing of chest tube removal ...

When removing a chest tube, first stack a Xeroform Petrolatum gauze dressing on a nonadhesive dressing. Tape three sides of the dressing over the tube with foam tape. While keeping a fourth piece of ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Monitoring patients via a digital air leak detection device meant they spent less time with a chest tube and in ...