The Use of Flexible Silastic Drains After Chest Surgery: Novel Thoracic Drainage Hisashi Ishikura, MD, PhD, Suguru Kimura, MD, PhD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 81, Issue 1, Pages 331-333 (January 2006) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2005.05.102 Copyright © 2006 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 The fluted section of the silicone Blake drain. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2006 81, 331-333DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2005.05.102) Copyright © 2006 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Blake drain inserted at the upper anterior axillary line. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2006 81, 331-333DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2005.05.102) Copyright © 2006 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 3 (A) This chest roentgenogram shows the Blake drainage tube inserted so that it points to the apex and to the posterior, as well as downward. (B) Arrows indicate the drain in the thoracic cavity on a lateral view. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2006 81, 331-333DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2005.05.102) Copyright © 2006 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions