Chest-Tube Insertion
http://content.nejm.org/cgi/reprint/357/15/e15.pdf
需要使用較大size的情形為
Large pneumothorax in patient in unstable condition
Patient receiving mechanical ventilation
Secondary pneumothorax
http://www.authorstream.com/Presentation/liza_zpr-145839-chest-tube-drainage-education-ppt-powerpoint/
這個連結的結論也相同
如果是單純的pneumothorax，使用較小號的 size。
步驟圖解
http://books.google.com.tw/books?id=_elwj361AlcC&pg=PA228&lpg=PA228&dq=chest+tube+French+size&source=bl&ots=Tjjvn9BSMq&sig=nT0phUM70hDtRD-1hSwfDtFjHb8&hl=zh-TW&ei=d35sSpa5LYf-sQPezLCWBQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=10