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| Small (8-14 Fr)||
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*Most spontaneous and iatrogenic  
*Most [[spontaneous pneumothorax|spontaneous]] and [[iatrogenic pneumothorax|iatrogenic]]
||Alveolar-pleural fistulae (small air leak)
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| Large (36-40 Fr)||
| Large (36-40 Fr)||
*Traumatic
*[[traumatic pneumothorax|Traumatic]]
||Bleeding (Hemothorax/hemopneumothorax)
||Bleeding (Hemothorax/hemopneumothorax)
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Revisión del 13:10 13 may 2015

Adult Chest Tube Sizes

Chest Tube Size Type of Pneumothorax Patients Underlying Cause
Small (8-14 Fr) Alveolar-pleural fistulae (small air leak)
Medium (20-28 Fr)
  • On mechanical ventilation
  • Bronchial dehiscence
Bronchial-pleural fistulae (large air leak)
Large (36-40 Fr) Bleeding (Hemothorax/hemopneumothorax)