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Chest Tubes  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Plastic tubes used for drainage of air or fluid from the pleural space. Their surgical insertion is called tube thoracostomy.

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-PVW3FMVF-1

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