Agela, a 56yr old female got involved in a road traffic accident and got multiple rib fractures and a massive hemothorax (accumulation of blood in the pleural cavity).
Question
A rib chest tube with under water seal drainage is prescribed. Review the anatomy behind insertion of the
chest tube under the following headings
a) Describe the anatomy of the intercostal spaces and state the associated clinical correlate in
the procedure prescribed
b) Classify ...