title: A simple implement [malleable endotracheal tube stylet] to aid positioning of chest drains.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Royal Brompton Hospital, Sydney Street, Imperial College, London, UK.
authors.forename: Babu T
authors.initials: BT
authors.lastname: Muntimadugu
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Goldstraw
mesh_terms: D002404:Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D015505:Chest Tubes; D004322:Drainage; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans