Gettin’ Piggy with It

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style= "mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> As emergency docs, anytime there is something in the chest cavity that should not be there, such as air, blood, or fluid, we often feel compelled to get it out. For many decades that barbaric task was done with a 40 French chest tube and some low-wall suction. But is that what is best for the patient?<span style= "mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>