Placement of a chest tube may be necessary for management of pleural space disease in mammals. This column describes two accepted techniques for thoracostomy tube placement in the dog. A thoracostomy ...

A pre-clinical evaluation of a self-clearing chest tube developed by Clear Catheter Systems Inc. has demonstrated the tube that clears itself works better to drain the chest after surgery than a ...

Percutaneous thoracostomy tubes are widely used in neonates, infants and children. The technique has a low complication rate. Lung perforation by a pigtail catheter is described in a single case ...