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Thoracostomy tube placement in the dog

Lab Animal volume 36, pages 21–24 (2007)Cite this article

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Placement of a chest tube may be necessary for management of pleural space disease in mammals. This column describes two accepted techniques for thoracostomy tube placement in the dog.

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Figure 1: Anesthetized dog in right lateral recumbency.
Figure 2: The placed thoracostomy tube and a purse string suture tied in the skin around the tube.
Figure 3: Lateral radiograph of a canine thorax demonstrating proper placement of a thoracostomy tube.

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Kahn, S. Thoracostomy tube placement in the dog. Lab Anim 36, 21–24 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/laban0307-21

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