chest tube (redirected from Chest drain)

chest tube,

a catheter inserted through the rib space of the thorax into the pleural space to remove air and/or fluid, thereby restoring negative pressure in the pleural space. It is attached to a water-seal chest drainage device. It is commonly used after chest surgery and lung collapse.

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tube

a hollow cylindrical organ or instrument.

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chest tube

one or more tubes inserted into the pleural space to provide relief from either pneumothorax or accumulations of fluid within the thoracic cavity and to allow for re-expansion of the lung.

drainage tube

a tube used in surgery to facilitate escape of fluids. See also drain (2).

endobronchial tube

a double-lumen tube inserted into the bronchus of one lung, permitting complete deflation of the other lung; used in anesthesia and thoracic surgery.

eustachian tube

see pharyngotympanic tube.

feeding tube

one for administering food into the alimentary tract. See also enterostomy tube, jejunostomy tube, tube gastrostomy, nasoesophageal tube (below).

fermentation tube

a U-shaped tube with one end closed, for determining gas production by bacteria. Called also Durham tube.

Levin tube

a gastroduodenal catheter of sufficiently small caliber to permit transnasal passage.

nasoesophageal tube

a feeding tube introduced through the nares and nasal cavity, then into the esophagus. Used in enteral feeding of dogs and cats.

otopharyngeal tube

auditory tube.

pharyngostomy tube

see pharyngostomy intubation.

photomultiplier tube

a vacuum tube that produces an electric current proportional to the intensity of light falling on its photocathode; it is sensitive enough to detect single photons.

tube rating chart

provided by the manufacturer and containing the specifications for the safe operating limits of the x-ray tube in terms of kilovolt peak, milliamps and time.

stomach tube

a flexible tube used for introducing food, medication, or other material directly into the stomach, or for removal of undesirable contents from the stomach. It can be passed into the stomach via the nose or mouth. Passage via the mouth requires the protection of a mouth speculum.

suction drainage tube

see suction drainage.

test tube

a tube of thin glass, closed at one end; used in chemical tests and other laboratory procedures.

thoracostomy tube

one inserted through an opening in the chest wall for application of suction to the pleural cavity to facilitate re-expansion of the lung in spontaneous pneumothorax. See also chest tube (above).

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chest tube

Thoracostomy A tube, placed under negative pressure in the pleura cavity, to drain fluid