Are chest drains routinely required after thoracic surgery? A drainology study of on-table chest-drain removals.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Advances in perioperative management for thoracic surgery have accelerated the postoperative recovery of patients by decreasing postoperative pain and the incidence of complications. We aimed to study whether it's safe to remove chest drains on table in selected cases.

Methods

This was a 5-year retrospective analysis of protocolized chest-drain removal on the operating table. The chest drain was removed in patients undergoing sublobar/wedge lung resection and other minor thoracic procedure (pleural biopsy, mediastinal mass biopsy/resection) via a thoracoscopic approach (video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery). Chest drains were removed at the end of the operation if air leak as documented by the digital drain was less than 20 mL/min. Outcome data on postdrain remova

SUBMITTER: Abdul Khader A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10774897 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature