What type of tube is used to restore an airtight pleural cavity and maintain negative pressure?
a. Jackson-Pratt drain connected to a reservoir
b. Chest tube connected to a closed water-seal drainage system
c. A Penrose drain covered with sterile gauze
d. Sengstaken-Blakemore tube
ANS: B
Chest tubes are inserted through a stab wound and anchored to the chest wall with suture and tape. The tubes are securely connected to a sterile closed water-seal chest tube drainage system.
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