title: Are chest tubes routinely milked, stripped, or suctioned to maintain patency?
authors.affiliation: Mission Hospital, Mission Viejo, Calif., USA.
authors.forename: Peggy
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kirkwood
mesh_terms: D015505:Chest Tubes; D004322:Drainage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods* / Q000451:nursing; D006801:Humans