Chest Tube Drainage Device

Placement of a chest tube drains intrapleural fluid and air.

Chest tube drainage device. The device is connected to the chest tube by a conic connection. And 3 the suction control chamber. Chest tube drainage system monitoring and care maintaining and troubleshooting a patient s chest tube keeps the chest tube functioning properly and prevents infection. 1 the collection chamber.

The traditional chest drainage system typically has three chambers bauman. Small light and efficient enabling medical and nursing teams to reach confident decisions about chest tube management and chest tube removal mr. Sometimes if the chest tube does not resolve a person s problem they may. As part of this process the nurse is responsible for making respiratory and thoracic assessments obtaining vital signs that reflect effectiveness of therapy or impending complications and knowing the appropriate interventions.

We quickly embraced the benefits of a technologically advanced device like thopaz. A chest tube chest drain thoracic catheter tube thoracostomy or intercostal drain is a flexible plastic tube that is inserted through the chest wall and into the pleural space or mediastinum it is used to remove air pneumothorax fluid pleural effusion blood chyle or pus from the intrathoracic space it is also known as a bülau drain or an intercostal catheter. The tube is then attached to a special one way drainage system that allows air or fluid to flow out only. Papagianopoulos mmed thorax md cth senior.

Thopaz digital chest drainage and monitoring system. 2 the water seal chamber. The pleurevac is a commonly used chest tube system which contains three chambers. If you really want to secure this connection you can wrap some silk tape around it the same kind that you used to dress your patient s chest.

The tube should be attached to a drainage system such as one two or three compartment devices a one way heimlich valve for ambulatory drainage a digital system or a vacuum bottle. Material and methods one way valve drainage system this system has been designed to drain air and fluid through a chest tube. We describe technical details of the device figs 1 2. A chest tube is essentially a device used to drain air or fluid from the pleural space in order to restore the lungs to normal function.

An original chest drain system. A chest tube can be a relatively non invasive way to access the pleural space to drain fluid or administer medication. The connector is provided on one side with a.