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10-18-2011, 10:28 AM
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Tube is inserted in which "Intercostal Space" ?
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10-18-2011, 10:33 AM
5th intercostal space
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10-18-2011, 10:46 AM

thoracocenthesis - 8-9 IS, midaxillary line
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10-18-2011, 10:53 AM
5th. Since the nipple is 4th.
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10-18-2011, 11:14 AM
"Tube Thoracostomy"

-Tube is Inserted thru "5th Intercostal Space" slightly "Anterior to the Mid-axillary line'
(Lateral to the Nipple but Medial to the Latissimus Dorsi muscle)

-This is done when there is an "Ongoing Production" of air, fluid or pus in the pleural space.

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10-18-2011, 01:18 PM
oh.., Thanks Sarim.
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10-18-2011, 06:51 PM
Why did they choose 5th intercostal space and in that area in particular? I mean we still can insert the tube above rib 7 (midclavicular), above 9 (midaxillary) or above 11(paravertebral) safely, right?
Thanks sarim for the quesition!
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