What is the allowed volume threshold for chest tube removal after lobectomy: A randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The management of chest tubes and the volume threshold for chest tube removal after pulmonary resection remain controversial. Several studies have reported the volume threshold for chest tube removal following pulmonary resection to range from 200 to 450 mL/24 h.

Methods

A prospective randomized single-blind clinical study was performed with data collected from patients who had undergone lobectomy and lymph node dissection at our hospital between June 2014 and April 2018. The patients were randomly assigned to the High group (removal of chest tube when drainage was <450 mL/24 h) or Low group (removal of chest tube when drainage was <200 mL/24 h) at postoperative day (POD) 2. The primary end point was drainage time. The secondary end point were complications and

SUBMITTER: Motono N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6551566 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature