Care of a Chest Tube

Care of a Chest Tube

There are variable practice patterns used to manage chest tubes. Care and management of the chest tube are subject to the direction of the responsible clinician. Facility-specific clinical practice guidelines may provide further guidance for practice. This activity reviews the care of a chest tube and explains the role of the interprofessional team members in managing patients who undergo a thoracostomy tube placement.

  • Provider:StatPearls, LLC
  • Activity Link: https://www.statpearls.com/ArticleLibrary/viewarticle/41781
  • Start Date: 2023-09-01 05:00:00
  • End Date: 2023-09-01 05:00:00
  • Credit Details: AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™️: 1.0 hours
    Nursing: 1.0 hours
    Pharmacy: 1.0 hours
  • MOC Credit Details: ABS - 1.0 Point; Credit Type(s): Accredited CME (ABS)
    ABOS - 1.0 Point; Credit Type(s): Accredited CME (ABOS)
    ABPATH - 1.0 Point; Credit Type(s): Lifelong Learning (ABPATH)
    ABA - 1.0 Point; Credit Type(s): Lifelong Learning (ABA)
    ABTS - 1.0 Point; Credit Type(s): Accredited CME (ABTS)
    ABIM - 1.0 Point; Credit Type(s): Medical Knowledge (ABIM)
    ABS - 1.0 Point; Credit Type(s): Self-Assessment (ABS)
    ABP - 1.0 Point; Credit Type(s): Lifelong Learning and Self-Assessment (ABP)
    ABTS - 1.0 Point; Credit Type(s): Self-Assessment (ABTS)
  • Commercial Support: No
  • Activity Type: Enduring Material
  • CME Finder Type: Online Learning
  • Fee to Participate: Variable
  • Measured Outcome: Learner Knowledge, Learner/Team Competence
  • Provider Ship: Directly Provided
  • Registration: Open to all
  • Specialty: Cardiac Anesthesia, Clinical Pathology, Complex General Surgical Oncology, Critical Care, Critical Care Medicine, General Operative Anesthesia, General Pediatrics, General Surgery, General Thoracic, Hospice and Palliative Medicine, Hospital Medicine, Internal Medicine, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Neurocritical Care, Non-Thoracic Surgery, Orthopaedic Trauma, Pediatric Cardiology, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Pediatric Pulmonology, Pulmonary Disease, Pulmonary, Mediastinum, Surgical Critical Care, Trauma, Vascular Surgery
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