PleuraFlow Active Clearance Technology for maintaining chest tube patency

Mr Fabrizio de Rita, consultant in congenital cardiothoracic surgery. No relevant conflicts of interest.

Mrs Claire Horsfield, quality improvement lead nurse. No relevant conflicts of interest.

Professor Daniel Keenan, consultant cardiothoracic surgeon. No relevant conflicts of interest.

Prof Mahmoud Loubani, consultant cardiothoracic surgeon. No relevant conflicts of interest.

Mr Edward K McLaughlin, consultant cardiothoracic surgeon, Society for Cardiothoracic Surgery in Great Britain and Ireland. Mr McLaughlin has carried out fee-paid educational activities for Ethicon Biosurgery, a Johnson & Johnson company.

Mr Richard Page, consultant in cardiothoracic surgery. No relevant conflicts of interest.

Mr Kostas Papagiannopoulos, senior consultant cardiothoracic surgeon. No relevant conflicts of interest.

Mrs Catherine Plowright, consultant nurse. No relevant conflicts of interest.

Mr Steven Woolley, consultant cardiothoracic surgeon. No relevant conflicts of interest.