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The aim of this review is to evaluate the safety, efficacy and financial benefit of discharging home patients with chest tube after lung surgery or following chest drain insertion due to a pneumothorax.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>METHODS<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>We reviewed the current literature analysing all available full-text papers published in English (PubMed, Cochrane and EMBASE databases). Data were reported as descriptive narrative.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>RESULTS<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Our findings show that discharging home patients with chest tube in situ has not only a positive impact on length of stay but it also seems to be cost-effective. 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