@article {Pieraccie000498, author = {Fredric M Pieracci and Clay Cothren Burlew and David Spain and David H Livingston and Eileen M Bulger and Kimberly A Davis and Christopher Michetti}, title = {Tube thoracostomy during the COVID-19 pandemic: guidance and recommendations from the AAST Acute Care Surgery and Critical Care Committees}, volume = {5}, number = {1}, elocation-id = {e000498}, year = {2020}, doi = {10.1136/tsaco-2020-000498}, publisher = {BMJ Specialist Journals}, abstract = {This document provides guidance for trauma and acute care surgeons surrounding the placement, management and removal of chest tubes during the COVID-19 pandemic.}, URL = {https://tsaco.bmj.com/content/5/1/e000498}, eprint = {https://tsaco.bmj.com/content/5/1/e000498.full.pdf}, journal = {Trauma Surgery \& Acute Care Open} }