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A simple and safe technique for the proper placement of intercostal drainage tubes

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A simple and safe technique for accurate placement of intercostal drainage tubes with the help of metal urethral dilators is described.

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  1. Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, LTM Medical College and LTMG Hospital, Sion, 400 022, Bombay, India

    Milon Karmakar (Registrar), Rajendra B Patil (Lecturer), Anil M Patwardhan (Reader) & Arvind P Chaukar (Professor and Head of the Department)

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Karmakar, M., Patil, R.B., Patwardhan, A.M. et al. A simple and safe technique for the proper placement of intercostal drainage tubes. Indian J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 4, 68–69 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02664087

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