1 Cardiothoracic Surgery Department, "Evangelismos" Hospital, Athens, Greece ; 2 Pulmonary-Oncology, "G. Papanikolaou" General Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece ; 3 Department of Medical Oncology, Aristotle University School of Medicine, Thessaloniki, Greece ; 4 Oncology Department, "Interbalkan" European Medical Center, Thessaloniki, Greece ; 5 Oncology Department, "BioMedicine" Private Clinic, Thessaloniki, Greece ; 6 Surgery Department, University General Hospital of Alexandroupolis, Alexandroupolis, Greece ; 7 Thoracic Surgery Department, "Saint Luke" Private Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece ; 8 2nd Pulmonary Clinic of "Sotiria" Hospital, Athens, Greece ; 9 Pulmonary Laboratory, Alexandra Hospital, University of Athens, Athens, Greece ; 10 Ear, Nose and Throat, "Saint Luke" Private Hospital, Panorama, Thessaloniki, Greece ; 11 Nuclear Medicine Department, University General Hospital of Alexandroupolis, Democritus University of Thrace, Alexandroupolis, Greece.
Ann Transl Med. 2015 Mar;3(3):43. doi: 10.3978/j.issn.2305-5839.2015.02.09.
A chest tube is a flexible plastic tube that is inserted through the chest wall and into the pleural space or mediastinum. It is used to remove air in the case of pneumothorax or fluid such as in the case of pleural effusion, blood, chyle, or pus when empyema occurs from the intrathoracic space. It is also known as a Bülau drain or an intercostal catheter. Insertion of chest tubes is widely performed by radiologists, pulmonary physicians and thoracic surgeons. Large catheters or small catheters are used based on each situation that the medical doctor encounters. In the current review we will focus on the chest drain systems that are in use.
胸腔引流管是一种通过胸壁插入到胸膜腔或纵隔的柔性塑料管。它用于在气胸时排出空气，或在胸腔内发生脓胸时排出胸腔积液、血液、乳糜或脓液等液体。它也被称为 Bülau 引流管或肋间导管。放射科医生、肺病专家和胸外科医生广泛进行胸腔引流管的插入操作。根据医生遇到的具体情况，使用大口径导管或小口径导管。在本次综述中，我们将重点介绍目前使用的胸腔引流系统。
