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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 chest tube allows the air leaking from the lung to escape so that the lung has room. A chest tube does not fix the hole in the lung---the body needs to fix this hole. It can take more than two weeks for the hole in the lung to seal. The chest tube cannot come out until the hole is sealed.