Valve Drainage of the Pleural Cavity HENRY J. HEIMLICH, M.D., F.C.C.P. Diseases of the Chest Volume 53, Issue 3, Pages 282-287 (March 1968) DOI: 10.1378/chest.53.3.282 Copyright © 1968 The American College of Chest Physicians Terms and Conditions
FIGURE 1 Valve. Diseases of the Chest 1968 53, 282-287DOI: (10.1378/chest.53.3.282) Copyright © 1968 The American College of Chest Physicians Terms and Conditions
FIGURE 2 Chest catheter, valve, connecting tube, plastic bag. Diseases of the Chest 1968 53, 282-287DOI: (10.1378/chest.53.3.282) Copyright © 1968 The American College of Chest Physicians Terms and Conditions
FIGURE 3 Valve chest drainage in patient with spontaneous pneumothorax. Diseases of the Chest 1968 53, 282-287DOI: (10.1378/chest.53.3.282) Copyright © 1968 The American College of Chest Physicians Terms and Conditions
FIGURE 4 Valve chest drainage in patient draining both air and fluid. Diseases of the Chest 1968 53, 282-287DOI: (10.1378/chest.53.3.282) Copyright © 1968 The American College of Chest Physicians Terms and Conditions
FIGURE 5 Diagram illustrating the mechanism of expanding the lung when valve drainage is used. Diseases of the Chest 1968 53, 282-287DOI: (10.1378/chest.53.3.282) Copyright © 1968 The American College of Chest Physicians Terms and Conditions