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Chest Tube Placement

Anesthesia Implications

Clinically reviewed by anesthesia providers · Updated

Position : Lateral, Supine, one arm extended
Time : 5-30 min (very short)
Blood Loss : Low (10-50 ml)
Post-op Pain : Moderate (4-6)
Maintenance Paralytic : None for the awake drain under local; give one only if the patient is already under a general anesthetic.
Considerations : Aspiration risk / Full stomach, Off-site

Anesthetic Approaches

1Local Anesthetic
2MAC, Propofol Push, Local Anesthetic
3GETT
The Surgery

Site selection - the entry point is the safety triangle bounded by the lateral border of pectoralis major, the anterior border of latissimus dorsi and a line at the level of the nipple, usually the...

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