Health Education

Name of Medical Device

Chest tube set

Description

Ultrasound-guided drainage tube placement. We can select the safest site to insert the drainage tube in the pleural cavity. It could reduce the incidence of complications.

When to Use

The indications for chest ultrasound -guiding chest tube insertion, including dyspnea which is caused by pleural effusion, malignant pleural effusion, empyema, pneumothorax and hemothorax.

Notes before Examination

• Fill in the inspection consent form and bring it to the examination room on the day of examination.
• Fasting is not necessary before examination.
• Please wear loose-fitting clothes to facilitate the process on the examination day. Do not wear corsets.
• Patient should inform the physician about his/her medical history like uremia, long-term hemodialysis treatment, and medication that could  aleter bleeding tendency( anticoagulants such as aspirin) or allergy to local anesthetics

Possible Side Effects

• The most common complication is pneumothorax; The incidence may vary, most within 10 %.
• Hemorrhage, hemoptysis, infection, hypotension, hypoxemia or puncture of liver and spleen.
• A few patients complain of anxiety and pain at the puncture site.

Postoperative Care

• Under normal circumstances, there is no need to clean wound every day, but the wound should be observed daily for any abnormal secretion. For any irregular conditions, doctors should be consulted at the outpatient clinic as soon as possible
• The drainage tube should be secured to the jacket with safety pins to avoid being fixed to the pants to prevent pulling off.
• If the tube displacement accidentally, please go to the outpatient clinic for doctor's inspection as soon as possible.
• If the patient felt uncomfortable , such as hemoptysis, dyspnea and chest pain after the examination, please inform the medical staff as soon as possible or go to the hospital for examination.
• Please make a return visit as instructed by the physician.