Chest drainage bags are an alternative to ... 40 patients requiring intercostal tube drainage (ICD) were included in the study. 29 pneumothoraces and 11 pleural effusions of various etiologies ...

Placement of a chest tube may be necessary for management ... The tube is therefore placed in the sixth to eighth intercostal space, at the cranial aspect of the adjacent rib.

The findings indicated that PHND was linked to a 25% reduction in the odds of 24-hour mortality compared to traditional tube thoracostomy ... locate the second intercostal space at the ...

The point of maximal impulse, known as PMI, is the location at which the cardiac impulse can be best palpated on the chest wall. Frequently, this is at the fifth intercostal space at the ...