Use of small-bore silastic drains in general thoracic surgery. |
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| Authors: | Masafumi Yamaguchi Ichiro Yoshino Toshifumi Kameyama Atsushi Osoegawa Tetsuzo Tagawa Tomofumi Yohena Yoshihiko Maehara |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Surgery and Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan. |
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| Abstract: | STUDY OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the safety and efficacy of small-bore, silastic drains for patients undergoing general thoracic surgery. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Twenty-five patients who received soft, small-bore, silastic drains were compared with 17 patients who received semi-rigid double lumen (DL) tubes retrospectively. RESULTS: The pain score was significantly lower in patients who received the silastic tubes in video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) cases on postoperative days 5 and 6 , after continuous epidural analgesia had finished (P=0.018). No specific morbidity was seen in the patients who received silastic tubes. CONCLUSION: We considered that soft, small-bore silastic drains were just as effective as traditional DL tubes, but caused less pain especially in VATS cases. |
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