Benefits and Complications of the New Single Hole Chest Tube: Study of 100 Cases

Authors

Department of General Surgery, Imam Hossein Medical Center, Shaheed Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, TEHRAN, IRAN.

Abstract

Background: Chest tube is indicated in many situations and can be life saving in certain patients. Some of the chest tube complications are related with the number of its holes. Tube length is associated with other complications. The present study was performe