ObjectiveTo compare and evaluate the application of two types of chest drainage in patients who had undergone the lung lobe resection.
MethodWe retrospective analyzed the clinical data of 240 patients who underwent left lobe resection. The patients were divided into a single conventional drainage group with single chest drainage tube (normal group) and a single conventional drainage tube combined with drainage of disposable surgical negative pressure drainage ball (NPBD) (combination group). There were 140 patients including 86 males and 54 females at mean age of 48.76± 4.92 years in the normal group. There were 100 patients including 58 males and 42 females at mean age of 48.37± 4.56 years in the combination group. We compared the outcomes between the two groups.
ResultThe postoperative pathological results revealed there were 12 patients with tuberculosis (TB), 87 patients with squamous carcinoma, and 41 patients with adenocarcinoma in the normal group; 5 patients with TB, 66 patients with squamous carcinoma, and 29 patients with adenocarcinoma in the combination group. There were statistical differences in postoperative hospital stay (11.35± 2.78 d vs. 9.33± 2.46 d), chest drainage tube indwelling time (6.75± 2.10 d vs. 8.28± 2.10 d), total volume of chest drainage (1 176.07± 384.62 ml vs. 926.50± 22.35 ml) with P values less than 0.001 between the normal group and the combination group. No statistical difference was found between the two groups in complications (P>0.05).
ConclusionSingle conventional drainage tube combined with drainage of disposable surgical negative pressure drainage ball (NPBD) has more advantages than single conventional chest drainage tube drainage, and is worth to be applied popularly in clinic.
Objective To investigate the curative effect of peritoneal drainage tube fixation with titanium clamp in 210 patients during laparoscopic operations. Methods The clinical data of 210 patients with peritoneal drainage fixation via titanium clamp during laparoscopic operations in this hospital were analyzed retrospectively. Results In 210 patients, drainage tube placement lasted for 5-20 d with an average of 8.5 d. No complications such as drainage tube drifting, position changing or obstructed drainage occurred, and all the patients were successfully extubated. Conclusion During laparoscopic operations, the method that drainage tube fixed with titanium clamp is simple with reliable drainage results, affirmed curative efficacy and obviously decreased operative complications, which is worthy of clinical practice and generalization.
Objective To examine the application effectiveness of dual 8F ultrafine pigtail drainage tubes versus a single 28F large-bore chest tube in single-port thoracoscopic lobectomy/segmentectomy. Methods Clinical data of patients who underwent single-port video-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy/segmentectomy within our medical group from January 2020 to August 2023 were retrospectively analyzed. They were categorized into two groups based on postoperative drainage methods: a dual 8F ultrafine pigtail tubes group and a single 28F large-bore chest tube group. Comparative analysis was performed on perioperative data for the two groups of patients. Results The dual 8F ultrafine pigtail tubes group comprised of 68 patients, with 41 females and 27 males, and an average age of (54.72±13.34) years, while the single 28F large-bore chest tube group comprised of 80 patients, with 40 females and 40 males, and an average age of (57.60±11.04) years. There were statistical differences between the two groups in terms of postoperative drainage volume on day 1, day 2, and day 3, total postoperative drainage volume, postoperative tube placement time, postoperative pain score at 48 hours, maximum postoperative pain score, postoperative hospital stay, postoperative complications related to drainage tubes, and emergency use of pain-relieving medication after surgery (P＜0.05). Conclusion After single-port thoracoscopic lobectomy/segmentectomy, the application of dual ultrafine 8F pigtail drainage tubes can lead to a reduction in postoperative drainage volume and shorten the duration of postoperative drainage tube placement and hospital stay, thereby decreasing postoperative pain and the frequency of emergency pain-relieving medication. Moreover, it lowers the incidence of drainage tube-related complications. In alignment with current enhanced recovery after surgery principles, this approach is advantageous for postoperative recovery.
ObjectiveTo investigate the clinical effect of metal supported multi-sided versus ordinary ultra-fine drainage tube in the uniportal video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) lower pulmonary lobectomy. MethodsFrom January 2021 to June 2022, the clinical data of patients who underwent uniportal VATS lower lobectomy in our hospital were retrospectively analyzed. According to the different types of ultra-fine drainage tubes used in the surgery, the patients were divided into an experimental group (using multi-sided hole 10F ultra-fine drainage tubes with metal support) and a control group (using ordinary 12F ultra-fine drainage tubes). The clinical data of the two groups were compared. ResultsA total of 190 patients were enrolled, including 108 males and 82 females. There were 90 patients in the experimental group aged 56.60±10.14 years; and 100 patients in the control group aged 57.07±11.04 years. The incidences of postoperative lung infection and pleural effusion in the experimental group were lower than those in the control group, with statistically significant differences (P<0.05). The postoperative visual analogue scale score, the need to adjust the chest drainage tube after the surgery, the need for chest puncture after the surgery, the time of postoperative chest tube removal, and the hospitalization cost were statistically different (P<0.05). There was no statistical difference in the length of postoperative hospital stay or the incidences of postoperative lung leakage, arrhythmia, and atelectasis complications (P>0.05). ConclusionCompared with the ordinary ultra-fine drainage tubes, multi-sided hole ultra-fine drainage tubes with metal support can reduce the incidences of lung infection and pleural effusion complications after the uniportal VATS lower lobectomy, reduce the pain and economic burden, which can be applied in the uniportal VATS lower lobectomy.
Objective
To explore the effect of 16F gastric tube on pain relief in postoperative lung cancer patients.
Methods
A total of 118 lung cancer patients were treated with radical resection of lung cancer in our hospital between January 2015 and May 2016. The patients were assigned into two groups: a 16F gastric tube group (16F group, 60 patients, 30 males and 30 females at age of 41-73 (52.13±7.83) years and a 28F drainage tube group (28F group, 58 patients, 25 males and 33 females at age of 45-75 (55.62±4.27) years. Clinical effects were compared between the two groups.
Results
There was no statistical difference in drainage time (4.47±1.03 dvs. 4.24±1.16 d, P=0.473), drainage amount (560.37±125.00 mlvs. 656.03±132.45 ml, P=0.478), incidences of pneumothorax (5/60 vs. 2/58, P=0.439), pleural effusion (6/60 vs. 3/58, P=0.522), and subcutaneous emphysema (3/60 vs. 1/58, P=0.635) between the two groups (P>0.05). The pain caused by the drainage tube in the16F group was less than that in the 28F drainage tube group with a statistical difference (F=4 242.996, P<0.001). The frequency of taking analgesics in the 16F group was significantly less than that in the 28F group (12/60vs. 26/58, P<0.001).
Conclusion
The effects of draining pleural effusions and promoting lung recruitment are similar between the 16F group and the 28F group. However, the wound pain caused by 16F gastric tube is significantly less than that by 28F drainage tube.
