title: Invited commentary.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19104-4283, USA. joseph.shrager@uphs.upenn.edu
authors.forename: Joseph B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Shrager
mesh_terms: D015505:Chest Tubes; D004129:Dimethylpolysiloxanes; D004322:Drainage / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D018583:Pliability; D012107:Research Design; D012828:Silicones; D013907:Thoracostomy / Q000295:instrumentation*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D004129:Dimethylpolysiloxanes; D012828:Silicones; C013830:baysilon