Trauma Surgeons Gone Wild – Chest Tubes in the Morbidly Obese

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Mizuho Spangler, DO, Lisa Chavez, RN, and Kathy Garvin, RN
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Ben S., Dr -

Kenji,
I have been using a sterile bougie on morbidly obese patients to help pass the tube. Once my finger in in thoracic cavity pass it along finger and it seems to help pass the tube easily.
Do you see any downside to this? Or have any comments on that technique?
Thanks

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