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A hemovac drain is a tube inserted near your incision to drain any blood collected after surgery. Depending on the amount of drainage, it usually stays in approximately three days. Chest tube. Depending on the type of surgery you have, you may have a chest tube that is inserted directly into your lung while you are asleep. The chest tube drains the extra fluid from your lungs. This reduces your chance of getting a lung infection and helps your body to heal more quickly following the surgery. The chest tube is usually inserted in between your ribs. The pain medication you are taking will keep it from being too uncomfortable. The chest tube is removed when there is no longer any fluid in your lungs.
Ear tubes are plastic and shaped like a hollow spool. Doctors suggest tubes for children who have repeat ear infections or when fluid stays behind the eardrum. A specialist (otolaryngologist) places the tubes through a small surgical opening made in the eardrum (myringotomy or tympanostomy). The child is unconscious under general anesthesia for this surgery. Tubes can help with ear infections because they: 1  Allow air to enter the middle ear. 2  Allow fluid to flow out of the middle ear through the tube into the ear canal. 3  Clear the fluid from the middle ear and restore hearing.