Chest Tube
From Bay Area Structural Heart Wiki
Setup
- Ultrasound patient first before opening catheter to confirm they have enough fluid for the procedure*
- Procedure will be done with patient sitting up, legs draped over side of bed and leaning on our table unless specified below
- Have pillow available for patient to lean
- Have suction canisters ready for drainage
- Normal Saline 0.9% 1000 ml
Open
- Angio pack
- Fluoro drape
- Probe cover
- Yueh needle
- Suture (see below))
- Dawson Mueller catheter (12Fr or 14Fr) ask MD
- Dilator
- Amplatz guide wire 75cm
- Vinyl tubing
- Split gauze
- Large tegaderm
- Bio patch
- Suction tubing (if wall suction is needed)
- 60 cc slip tip (if needed)
- Pleur E Vac (sterile core)
Bronzo
- Yueh needle
- Verify type of drain catheter
Dare
Raj
- Supine, arm out to side (not above the head)
- MPD catheter
- InRad needle (standby)
- 2.0 Ethilon or 2.0 Prolene
Brittany
- 14Fr drain, typically Dawson Mueller
Lynne
- Supine
- 2.0 Prolene
