Medical Device
chest tube
chest tube
Subclass of:
Surgical Equipment
Definitions related to chest tubes:
  • A hollow tube that is inserted into the pleural space through a surgical incision in the chest wall.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Plastic tubes used for drainage of air or fluid from the pleural space. Their surgical insertion is called tube thoracostomy.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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