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Volume 358:749-750 February 14, 2008 Number 7
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Chest-Tube Insertion

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To the Editor: In the video on chest-tube insertion, Dev et al. (Oct. 11 issue)1 note that chest tubes are generally marked with numbers to indicate the distance into the chest wall. However, this is not the case with the chest tube shown in the video or with models I have used. The centimeter markings shown refer to the distance from the most proximal side hole. Thus, the 2-cm marking lies approximately 4.5 cm from the tip on a 12-French chest tube and 6 cm from the tip on a 20-French tube of the same brand. This subtle difference is . . . [Full Text of this Article]



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