Tech in Surgery Prep / Unit 21 TSC 511 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Chest Tubes
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The idea
A chest tube drains air or fluid from the space around the lungs, and it is inserted with sterile technique.
In practice
Chest tubes are critical items, sterile when used, because they enter a body space that must stay free of microbes.
Where people slip
Chest tube insertion uses a full sterile field, even when it is done at the bedside.
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