thoracostomy tube

Preferred Label : thoracostomy tube;

RADLEX synonyms : chest tube; pleural tube;

Definition : Plastic tubes used for drainage of air or fluid from the pleural space. Their surgical insertion is called tube thoracostomy. [MeSH];

UMLS CUI (RADLEX) : C0008034;

Details

Origin ID

RID5573;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Chest Tube [ICNP mean]
- Chest Tube [NCIt concept]
- Chest drain (physical object) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Chest tube [LOINC System]
- Chest tube [LOINC part]
- Insertion of pleural tube drain (procedure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- THORACIC DRAIN [Cladimed Gamm]
- Thoracostomy tube [ICHI extension code]
- Tube Thoracostomy [NCIt concept]
- chest tubes [MeSH concept]
- chest tubes [MeSH Descriptor]
LOINC exact mapping
- Chest tube [LOINC part]

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