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Malecot (red rubber) tube drain.

Malecot (red rubber) tube drain.

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Figure 1. Intercostal drainage tube (chest tube).
Figure 2. Malecot (red rubber) tube drain.
Figure 3. Chest tube with metallic trocar.
Figure 6. Patient performing incentive spirometry.
+6 Figure 8. A kinked chest tube.
Chest Tubes
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  • Sep 2021
Insertion of intercostal drainage (ICD) tube is one of the commonest surgical procedure that is life saving in certain circumstances. Although the procedure is being used for long, yet there is no consensus in its management. The procedure is simple to perform but the incidence of the complications, which primarily occur due to improper positioning...
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... red rubber or malecot tube drains (Figure 2) are sometimes used as thoracostomy tubes mostly in resource constraint settings because of their low-cost, however their use is not advisable as they are difficult to retain, get kinked easily, wither rapidly and at times may break. ...