Abstract
Placement of a chest tube may be necessary for management of pleural space disease in mammals. This column describes two accepted techniques for thoracostomy tube placement in the dog.
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Kahn, S. Thoracostomy tube placement in the dog. Lab Anim 36, 21–24 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/laban0307-21
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