Chest drainage outcomes by water seal versus low suction on digital drainage systems after lung resection: retrospective study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite advances in chest drainage technology, such as the use of digital drainage systems (DDS), there is still no consensus on the most effective method for reducing air leaks after lung resection. To evaluate the optimal drainage method, we compared traditional water seal with low suction pressure settings on DDS.

Methods

We retrospectively analyzed the postoperative data of patients between August 2015 and April 2023 who underwent anatomical lung resection at our hospital and who had postoperative chest drains managed with either a water seal or DDS set to low suction pressure. We excluded cases without air leak on the first postoperative morning from the consideration in this study. We divided the patients into two groups according to the chest drainage metho

SUBMITTER: Honda T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11565295 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature