An air-filled syringe (A) is used to inflate the balloon at the catheter tip (inset). An accessory infusion port (B) is present in most catheters and connects to a lumen 30 cm from the catheter ...

Once the needle tip is close to the parietal pleura, remove the stylet and connect a 10-ml syringe to the distal part of the needle. Continue introducing the needle while gently aspirating.

The percent delivery from the syringe and through the tube was better with the larger diameter tubes, perhaps because the size 8 French tube would not accommodate a catheter-tip syringe, and a ...