title: Exploring chest drain options.
abstract: The variety of chest drainage systems now available makes it more important than ever for nurses to understand what's out there and how these systems work. Nurses are responsible for managing chest drains and need to know which drain is best suited for which situation.
authors.affiliation: Manchester (Conn.) Memorial Hospital, USA.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Carroll
mesh_terms: D015505:Chest Tubes / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D018579:Patient Selection; D013396:Suction / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000451:nursing; D013907:Thoracostomy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000451:nursing