Insertion of a chest tube to drain pneumothorax

Eric Lim, FRCS (C-Th), is a Consultant Thoracic Surgeon at the Academic Division of Thoracic Surgery, Royal Brompton Hospital, London, UK.He qualified from Sheffield (UK) and trained in London and Cambridge (UK). His clinical interests are bronchoplastic resections for cancer, distal airway reconstruction and extended resections for lung and mediastinal cancers. His research interests are systematic reviews and clinical trials in Thoracic Surgery, focusing on thoracic oncology (neuroendocrine tumours, small cell lung cancer), surgery for emphysema and pneumothoraces

Peter Goldstraw, FRCS, is Consultant Thoracic Surgeon at the Royal Brompton Hospital, London, UK, and Professor of Thoracic Surgery at Imperial College, London, UK. He was educated at Birmingham University, UK, and undertook his cardiothoracic training in Scotland and South Africa. His research interests are acute respiratory distress syndrome, lung volume reduction surgery and the surgical treatment of lung malignancies

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