Chest tubes are placed in neonates to evacuate either air (pneumothorax) or fluid (effusion, hemothorax, and empyema) from the pleural or mediastinal space, allowing reexpansion of the lung and ...

The chest tube is secured with sutures, allowing accumulated fluids, blood or gases to drain with or without the use of suction. Abu-Sultaneh said the traditional method of securing the tube with ...