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Tube thoracostomy is the insertion of a tube ( chest tube ) into the pleural cavity to drain air , blood , bile , pus , or other fluids.Whether the accumulation of air or fluid is the result of rapid traumatic filling with air or blood or an insidious malignant exudative fluid , placement of a chest tube allows for continuous , large volume drainage ...
A six-foot tube connects the chest tube to the collection chamber of the chest drainage system. The length of this tub-. ing allows the patient to turn and move in bed and to walk without tension on the chest tube. It also minimizes the. chance that a deep breath could draw any drainage back up into the chest.