Chest Drain

Image Description:

Illustration of chest drain to remove fluid from the chest. A flexible chest tube is inserted through the chest wall and into the pleural cavity in order to drain air (pneumothorax), blood (haemothorax), fluid (pleural effusion) or pus (empyema) from the chest.

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Anatomy Visible in the Medical Illustration Includes:

Chest drain, lungs, pneumothorax, haemothorax, pleural effusion, empyema.

Image created by:

Joanna Culley