title: Use of a nasal speculum for chest-drain insertion: a simple technique.
abstract: Tube thoracostomy is a very commonly performed procedure in cardiothoracic surgery. Insertion of a chest drain requires expertise to minimize complications. We describe a simple technique of using a nasal speculum to perform this procedure.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Nedlands, Perth, WA 6009, Australia. drpankajsaxena@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Pankaj
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Saxena
authors.forename: Igor E
authors.initials: IE
authors.lastname: Konstantinov
authors.forename: Mark A J
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Newman
mesh_terms: D015505:Chest Tubes; D004322:Drainage / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D009339:Needles; D013907:Thoracostomy / Q000295:instrumentation*