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<p>A <b>chest tube</b> (also <b>chest drain</b>, <b>thoracic catheter</b>, <b>tube thoracostomy</b> or <b>intercostal drain</b>) is a <a href="page.php?w=drain_%28surgery%29">surgical drain</a> that is inserted through the <a href="page.php?w=chest_wall">chest wall</a> and into the <a href="page.php?w=pleural_space">pleural space</a> or the <a href="page.php?w=mediastinum">mediastinum</a>. The insertion of the tube can be lifesaving. The tube can be used to remove air (<a href="page.php?w=pneumothorax">pneumothorax</a>), excess fluid (<a href="page.php?w=pleural_effusion">pleural effusion</a></p><p>
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