Assertion: pneumothorax's chest tube | /r/CapableOf | drain air
Facets:
value: from the space
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: from the pleural space
type: LOCATION
Source sentences:
text: A chest tube must be inserted to drain blood and air from the pleural space so it can return to a state of negative pressure and function normally.[citation needed]
text: If a person with recurring pneumothorax cannot tolerate surgery because of poor health, the pleural space can be sealed by administering a talc mixture or the drug doxycycline through a chest tube that is draining air from the space.
text: Sometimes this happens in chest surgery when it could be dangerous due to underlying lung disease, although the leak may be sealed by filling the space with a talc mixture or giving the drug doxycycline through a chest tube that is draining air from the space.