Implementation of a chest drain bundle at Stepping Hill Hospital has improved the quality of chest drain insertion and patient safety

Intercostal chest drains are required in a number of clinical settings. Despite the move towards Seldinger chest drains, concerns have remained about patient safety and the number of serious complications seen.1 The British Thoracic Society released guidance in 2010 relating to chest drain insertion and management.2 Chest-drain-related incidents are under-reported, so we undertook a project to monitor the quality of our chest drain insertion and whether the introduction of a bundle could improve outcomes.To investigate the effect of introducing a trust-wide chest drain …