title: Invited commentary.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 703 19th St S, Zeigler Research Building, Room 736, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA. rcerfolio@uab.edu
authors.forename: Robert J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Cerfolio
mesh_terms: D015505:Chest Tubes; D004322:Drainage / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D011013:Pneumonectomy / Q000379:methods*; D035441:Thoracic Wall