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Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2014; 62(06): 509-515
DOI: 10.1055/s-0033-1359714
Original Thoracic
Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York

Efficacy Assessment of the Drainage with Permanent Airflow Measurement in the Treatment of Pneumothorax with Air Leak

Slawomir Jablonski
1   Department of Thoracic Surgery, General and Oncological Surgery, Medical University of Łódź, 113 Żeromskiego Street, 90-549 Łódź, Poland
,
Marian Brocki
1   Department of Thoracic Surgery, General and Oncological Surgery, Medical University of Łódź, 113 Żeromskiego Street, 90-549 Łódź, Poland
,
Marcin Wawrzycki
1   Department of Thoracic Surgery, General and Oncological Surgery, Medical University of Łódź, 113 Żeromskiego Street, 90-549 Łódź, Poland
,
Jacek Arkadiusz Smigielski
1   Department of Thoracic Surgery, General and Oncological Surgery, Medical University of Łódź, 113 Żeromskiego Street, 90-549 Łódź, Poland
,
Marcin Kozakiewicz
2   Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, Medical University of Łódź, 113 Żeromskiego Street, 90-549 Łódź, Poland
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27 August 2013

27 September 2013

Publication Date:
02 December 2013 (online)

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Abstract

Aim The aim of this study was to compare the efficacy of the treatment of patients with spontaneous pneumothorax with air leak (AL) using two different chest drainage systems.

Methods Patients were randomized into two groups: group A included 30 patients (23 males and 7 females, mean age 41.1 ± 16.29 y, range 17–71 y) in which digital drainage system was used, group B with 30 patients (22 males and 8 females, mean age 40.3 ± 15.74 y, range 18–72 y) in which traditional suction drainage system was applied.

The following variables were evaluated: intensity of AL, duration of the chest tube drainage, delay in surgery, length of stay, and the overall hospitalization costs.

Results In group A the mean drainage duration was 47.63 hours, the hospitalization time was about 5.10 days, and the cost of hospitalization was €1,495. In group B the mean drainage duration was 84.93 hours, the hospitalization time was 6.97 days, and the hospitalization cost was €1,925.

Conclusion The digital drainage system applied in the treatment of AL in patients with pneumothoraces reduced the duration of the drainage, the length of hospital stay, and overall hospitalization costs.

Keywords

spontaneous pneumothorax - air leak - digital drainage system - suction drainage system
 

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