Thoracostomy Tray

Category Emergency Thoracic Typical Use Perform emergent chest tube placement for pneumothorax or hemothorax. Description A preassembled sterile tray containing scalpel, forceps, dilators, chest tube, sutures, and dressings used to perform emergent tube thoracostomy at the bedside or in trauma settings to evacuate air or blood from the pleural space and re expand the lung.