Prehospital Needle Thoracostomy: What are the indications and is a post-trauma center arrival chest tube required?

ConclusionIn patients undergoing pNT, hypotension was rarely the indication. Additionally, CT identified the catheter within the pleural space in only 3 (5.8%) NT attempts. TT placement was performed in 79.3% of NT attempts.
Source: The American Journal of Surgery - Category: Surgery Source Type: research