Chest Tube Basics

Chest Tube Basics

Chest Tube Compartments Explained - Dry Suction 🪠 🫁Wall suction: connects to the dry suction unit to provide pressure for effective drainage 🫁Drainage collection chamber: air & fluid from the patients chest is collected 🫁Dry suction regulator: regulates the amount of suction 🫁Suction monitor bellows: inflation confirms suction is maintained ✅ 🫁Water seal chamber: a one-way valve that removes volume from the pleural space without outside air entering Who has taken care of a patient with a c