Chest tube size selection for pleural effusion: from the perspective of thoracic surgeons and pulmonologists.
Rayyan M AlmusallyHatem Y ElbawabHasan AlswiketRyad AlamryHawra AldarMaram AlismailZahra AlbahraniZeead M AlghamdiFarouk T AlReshaidMohammed SabriPublished in: Hospital practice (1995) (2024)
The decision regarding chest tube size was influenced by several critical factors which included the nature of pleural effusion, the volume of pleural fluid, and potential complications specific to the size of the chest tube used.