chest tube

chest tube
a tube inserted into the thoracic cavity for the purpose of removing air or fluid, or both; it is attached to a closed drainage system so that normal pressures within the alveoli and the pleural cavity can be restored. These pressures are essential to adequate expansion and reinflation of the lung.

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