Tube thoracostomy, open

  1. Skin incision

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    Skin incision
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    Note: For teaching purposes, the video was recorded with the patient in the lateral recumbent position.

    Make a 1- to 2 cm skin incision directly at the level of the rib - in the “safe triangle” between the lower aspect of the pectoralis major muscle, the anterior aspect of the latissimus dorsi muscle, and the mammillary line.

    Tip: To avoid subcutaneous emphysema, make the skin incision just wide enough for the index finger which then can bluntly dissect the tissue and guide the tube into place.

  2. Blunt dissection

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    Blunt dissection
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    After the skin incision, first bluntly dissect down to the rib using the scissors. Then continue dissecting  craniad at the upper aspect of the rib.

    Tip: Tunneling through the soft tissues results in sliding layers thereby fashioning an airtight tunnel.

Mini-thoracotomy

After dissecting the muscles with the scissors strictly along the superior aspect of the rib, the p

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