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Scientific Assembly

Small Group Clinic

Session: Small Group Clinic VII

HALO Workshop: Pigtail Chest Tubes and Blakemore Tubes

Thursday, April 10, 2025
9:00am – 9:45am ET
Location: Merrick I - Lobby Level
CE: 0.75 CME Credit
Critical Care Sign-Up Required Small Group Clinic

    Workshop Lead Faculty(s)

  • Gregory Wu, MD, FAAEM FACEP (he/him/his)

    Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine
    Albany Medical Center
    Albany, New York

    Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

  • Jessica Pelletier, DO, MHPE (she/her/hers)

    Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, Assistant Residency Program Director
    University of Missouri-Columbia
    Arnold, Missouri

    Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

    • Workshop Facilitator(s)

  • Mitchell Zekhtser, DO (he/him/his)

    Volunteer Clinical Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine / Critical Care Medicine Attending
    University of California, San Francisco / Sutter Health
    San Francisco, California

    Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

  • YS

    Yuvraj Singh, DO

    Attending Intensivist
    AdventHealth Tampa
    Tampa, Florida

    Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

  • Daniel Suarez, MD

    Chief Resident
    Washington University School of Medicine
    St. Louis, Missouri

    Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

  • Nicholas Maxwell, MD

    Chief Resident
    Washington University in St. Louis
    St. Louis, Missouri

    Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

  • Chelsea Broomhead, MD

    Assistant Professor, Assistant Medical Education Fellowship Director
    University of Missouri-Columbia
    Columbia, Missouri

    Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

  • Christopher Sampson, MD

    Vice Chair
    University of Missouri
    Columbia, Missouri

    Disclosure(s): Teleflex: Employment (full or part time) (Ongoing)

Disclosure(s):
Gregory Wu, MD, FAAEM FACEP: No financial relationships to disclose
Jessica Pelletier, DO, MHPE: No financial relationships to disclose
Mitchell Zekhtser, DO: No financial relationships to disclose
Yuvraj Singh, DO: No financial relationships to disclose
Daniel Suarez, MD: No financial relationships to disclose
Nicholas Maxwell, MD: No financial relationships to disclose
Chelsea Broomhead, MD: No financial relationships to disclose
Christopher Sampson, MD: Teleflex: Employment (full or part time) (Ongoing)
This small group clinic is designed for emergency physicians to enhance their skills and confidence in performing critical pleural procedures, including thoracentesis, percutaneous chest tube placement, pleural fluid analysis, and Blakemore tube placement. Participants will receive expert instruction from Emergency Critical Care physicians, and practice techniques in using hands-on simulation with real equipment. By the end of this workshop, participants will be equipped with the knowledge and practical skills necessary to perform thoracentesis, percutaneous chest tube, and Blakemore tube placement with confidence and precision in emergency situations.

Learning Objectives:

  • Identify which patients will benefit from emergent Blakemore tube placement and correctly insert the device.
  • Interpret findings of pleural fluid and potential pitfalls in existing diagnostic algorithms
  • Insert percutaneous modified Seldinger chest tubes, interpret pleural fluid analyses, and troubleshoot problems during insertion.
  • List indications for placement of a Blakemore tube and the supplies needed for completing the procedure.
  • Place a Blakemore tube in a simulated model of UGIB.
  • Describe troubleshooting steps in the event of ineffective balloon tamponade or the development of device complications.