An indirect cost rate represents the ratio between the total indirect costs and benefiting direct costs, after excluding and or reclassifying unallowable costs, and extraordinary or distorting expenditures.ooking at it another way, indirect costs are those costs that are not classified as direct. Direct costs can be identified specifically with particular cost objectives such as a grant, contract, project, function or activity.
Chest Tube Placement. When a chest tube is inserted for a collapsed lung, a small area on the chest is numbed by using a local anesthetic. The tube is then inserted, and connected to a machine which uses suction to remove the air, thus allowing the lung to re-expand. The tube is sutured in place so it wonât pull out with movement.
This is a chest x-ray of a patient with a collapsed lung. The image shows a large right-sided pneumothorax, caused by a collection of air in the space around the lung. This image shows a chest tube placed between the ribs, one treatment option for patients with large pneumothorax and severe symptoms.lacement of a chest tube can help release the air that has collected in the space around the lung and allow the lung to re-expand. 1 of 1. Patients who seek treatment for minimal or resolving symptoms after more than 24 hours will receive a chest X-ray to determine treatment.