Advanced Practice Provider East Carolina University Health Medical Center Winterville, North Carolina
Disclosure(s):
Kristie Hertel, ACNP, CCRN, MSN: No relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose.
This session will explore the optimal technique of tube thoracostomy, specifically when a pigtail catheter can be used instead of a standard chest tube and when a smaller tube can be chosen over a larger tube. The evidence behind these recommendations will be presented. A pigtail catheter placement technique will be incorporated into the discussion.
Learning Objectives:
Apply the technique of placing a pigtail thoracostomy
Discuss the evidence behind placing pigtail catheters in trauma patients
Choose appropriately sized chest tubes to manage various conditions in both injured and noninjured patients
