🫁 Wet Vs Dry Chest Tubes The purpose of chest tubes is to remove either air or fluid from somewhere in the chest; it should not usually be around the lungs or heart. Wet and dry chest tubes can both be used for this purpose, but they function in different ways. Wet chest tubes use a water chamber to apply suction, while dry chest tubes apply suction using a dial to set the rate of suction. What type of chest tubes do you see in your clinical or hospital sites? Let me know below! 👇 #clinicals #