Intensive care medicine

2019-20 coronavirus outbreak

Health care

Chest tube

Surgery

Virology

Medical emergency

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)

Outbreak

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)

Political science

Acute care

Pneumothorax

Infectious disease (medical specialty)

Internal medicine

Medicine

Thoracostomy

Pandemic

Disease

Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open

This document provides guidance for trauma and acute care surgeons surrounding the placement, management and removal of chest tubes during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Tube thoracostomy during the COVID-19 pandemic: guidance and recommendations from the AAST Acute Care Surgery and Critical Care Committees