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Does inserting a chest tube for a collapsed lung caused by a gsw immediately inflate the lung again?
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Chest Tube: Inserting a chest can and usually reinflates the lung immediately. It is left in place on suction for a few days in order to let the hole/leak on the lung to heal. It is also useful for draining fluid or blood that may be present around the lung.
Answered 3/29/2020
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