A simple implement [malleable endotracheal tube stylet] to aid positioning of chest drains.
Using a malleable endotracheal tube stylet to shape the chest drain during insertion helps in positioning them in the desired part of the pleural cavity.
Muntimadugu
Babu T
BT
Royal Brompton Hospital, Sydney Street, Imperial College, London, UK.
Goldstraw
Peter
P
D002404:Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D015505:Chest Tubes; D004322:Drainage; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans