Modified Central Line for Pneumothorax M. Blair Marshall, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 82, Issue 4, Pages 1543-1544 (October 2006) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2005.10.035 Copyright © 2006 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 (A) Catheter and needle used to enter pleural space and to place guide wire. (B) 14-gauge single lumen central line. (C) Leur-Lock connector (Atrium Medical Corp, Hudson, NH) with attached tubing adaptor. (D) Sterile suture scissors for cutting extra drainage holes. (E) The single lumen catheter following placement of several additional drainage holes. (F) Image demonstrating ease of occlusion for stiff catheters compared with the central line. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2006 82, 1543-1544DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2005.10.035) Copyright © 2006 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions