Chest Tube Insertion

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Chest tube is a flexible plastic tube that is inserted through the chest wall and into the pleural Space or mediastinum.
Indication of chest tube insertion:

 trauma in the chest such as RTA.
pneumothorax OR hemothorax.
 pleural effusion due to bleeding into the chest, buildup of fatty fluid, abscess or pus buildup in the lung or the