Small-bore wire-guided chest drains: safety, tolerability, and effectiveness in pneumothorax, malignant effusions, and pleural empyema

Stefano Cafarotti, Valentina Dall'Armi, Giacomo Cusumano, Stefano Margaritora, Elisa Meacci, Filippo Lococo, M. L. Vita, Venanzio Porziella, S. Bonassi, Alfredo Cesario, Pierluigi Granone

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Abstract

The use of small-bore wire-guided chest drains for pleural effusions and pneumothorax has become popular; however, limited data are available on its efficacy and morbidity. The aim of this retrospective study is to measure, via the analysis of the so far largest reported cohort, the efficacy, safety, and tolerability of this approach in different clinical conditions.
Lingua originaleEnglish
pagine (da-a)683-687
Numero di pagine5
RivistaTHE JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY
Volume141
DOI
Stato di pubblicazionePubblicato - 2011

Keywords

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Chest Tubes
  • Chi-Square Distribution
  • Drainage
  • Empyema, Pleural
  • Equipment Design
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Italy
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Pain
  • Pain Measurement
  • Pleural Effusion, Malignant
  • Pneumothorax
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Risk Assessment
  • Risk Factors
  • Time Factors
  • Treatment Outcome

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