title: An unusual complication of chest tube thoracostomy.
abstract: This paper describes a previously unreported complication of chest tube thoracostomy: scalpel blade dislodgement within the pleural space. Techniques and complications of chest tube thoracostomy are then discussed.
authors.affiliation: Royal Sussex County Hospital, Brighton, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Poncia
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Ryan