title: [Drainage of the pleural cavity].
abstract: The authors, from their personal experience, demonstrate the goals, the indications, the techniques and complications of performing a drain of the pleural cavity (DCP). DCP has an important role as a single operation or at the end of every thoracic operation. For this reason it is mandatory to respect the principles and the concepts reported by the authors.
authors.affiliation: Divisione di Chirurgia Generale L. Resnati, Ente Ospedaliero S. Carlo Borromeo, Milano.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Biraghi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Moscato
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: De Angelis
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: el-Hadi
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sampietro
mesh_terms: D000075202:Contraindications; D004322:Drainage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology; D010994:Pleura / Q000601:surgery*; D013396:Suction / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods
vernacular_title: Il drenaggio della cavità pleurica.