CHEST TUBE THORACOSTOMY Flashcards
done to drain fluid, blood, or air from the space around the lungs.
To restore negative pressure.
Chest tube thoracostomy
Chest tube thoracostomy is done to remove
air (pneumothorax)
blood (hemothorax)
fluid (pleural effusion)
pus (empyema)
AIR outside the lung but within the pleural cavity
PNEUMOthorax
Pus from the intrathoracic space.
emPyema
Blood collects in your pleural space
HEMOthorax
CHEST TUBE THORACOSTOMY
is used to remove air from the intrathoracic space.
pneumothorax
buildup of too much fluid between the layers of your pleura around your lungs
Pleural effusion
chest tube other names
chest drain or tube thoracostomy
is a flexible plastic tube that inserted through the side of the chest into the pleural space.
chest tube (chest drain or tube thoracostomy)
It drains blood from the lungs
chest tube
in PREPARATORY PHASE of chest tube insertion, patient will be assessed for
pneumothorax, hemothorax, presence of respiratory distress.
what is obtain in preparatory phase of assisting with chest tube insertion
chest x-ray
Other means of localization of pleural fluid
ultrasound, fluoroscopic localization
Phases in assisting with chest tube insertion
preparatory phase, performance phase, follow up phase
Observe the drainage system for blood/air. Observe for fluctuation
in the tube on respiration.
what phase of assisting with chest tube insertion?
FOLLOW – UP PHASE
- Secure a follow-up chest x-ray.
- Assess for bleeding, infection, leakage of air and fluid around the tube.
what phase of assisting with chest tube insertion?
Follow up phase
Assess patient’s pain at insertion site and give medication appropriately. If patient is in pain, _ will hampered.
chest excursion and lung inflation
Maintain chest tubes to provide
drainage and enhance lung
reinflation.
in chest tube thoracostomy, Keep the patient in a
propped-up position (45-90 degree)
Always ensure the correct position of the UNDERWATER SEAL BOTTLE.
– The bottle should be
erect and at least 100 cm BELOW the level of the patient’s chest.
The TIP OF THE GLASS TUBE that connects to the chest drain should be at least - below the fluid level in the bottle
2 cm