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Article: Pleural drainage after transthoracic esophagectomy: Experience with a vacuum system

TitlePleural drainage after transthoracic esophagectomy: Experience with a vacuum system
Authors
KeywordsComplication
Esophagectomy
Morbidity
Mortality
Pleural drainage
Issue Date2004
PublisherWiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/journals/DES
Citation
Diseases Of The Esophagus, 2004, v. 17 n. 1, p. 81-86 How to Cite?
AbstractConventional pleural cavity drainage after esophagectomy involves one to two large-bore drainage tubes connected to underwater bottles. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the use of a small mobile vacuum drainage system. Out of 173 patients who underwent transthoracic esophagectomy, 167 (97%) had the vacuum drain successfully placed at the end of the operation. Of those, use of the vacuum drain was uneventful for 131 until its removal (78%). Air leaks necessitating connection to underwater drainage occurred in 34 patients (20%), but in 26 of them this was only temporary. Overall success was therefore achieved in 157 patients (94%). Median in-situ placement of the vacuum drain was 4 days, and 85% of patients had their drains removed by the seventh postoperative day. The presence of lung adhesions significautly increased the need for underwater drainage. Postoperative outcomes were no different from a historical cohort with conventional underwater drainage. No drain-related complications were reported. The vacuum drain is an alternative to the conventional, large-bore, chest tube system after transthoracic esophagectomy. © 2004 ISDE.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/83825
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2023 Impact Factor: 2.3
2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 1.038
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dc.contributor.authorLaw, Sen_HK
dc.contributor.authorBoey, JPen_HK
dc.contributor.authorKwok, KFen_HK
dc.contributor.authorWong, KHen_HK
dc.contributor.authorChu, KMen_HK
dc.contributor.authorWong, Jen_HK
dc.date.accessioned2010-09-06T08:45:40Z-
dc.date.available2010-09-06T08:45:40Z-
dc.date.issued2004en_HK
dc.identifier.citationDiseases Of The Esophagus, 2004, v. 17 n. 1, p. 81-86en_HK
dc.identifier.issn1120-8694en_HK
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/83825-
dc.description.abstractConventional pleural cavity drainage after esophagectomy involves one to two large-bore drainage tubes connected to underwater bottles. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the use of a small mobile vacuum drainage system. Out of 173 patients who underwent transthoracic esophagectomy, 167 (97%) had the vacuum drain successfully placed at the end of the operation. Of those, use of the vacuum drain was uneventful for 131 until its removal (78%). Air leaks necessitating connection to underwater drainage occurred in 34 patients (20%), but in 26 of them this was only temporary. Overall success was therefore achieved in 157 patients (94%). Median in-situ placement of the vacuum drain was 4 days, and 85% of patients had their drains removed by the seventh postoperative day. The presence of lung adhesions significautly increased the need for underwater drainage. Postoperative outcomes were no different from a historical cohort with conventional underwater drainage. No drain-related complications were reported. The vacuum drain is an alternative to the conventional, large-bore, chest tube system after transthoracic esophagectomy. © 2004 ISDE.en_HK
dc.languageengen_HK
dc.publisherWiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/journals/DESen_HK
dc.relation.ispartofDiseases of the Esophagusen_HK
dc.subjectComplicationen_HK
dc.subjectEsophagectomyen_HK
dc.subjectMorbidityen_HK
dc.subjectMortalityen_HK
dc.subjectPleural drainageen_HK
dc.titlePleural drainage after transthoracic esophagectomy: Experience with a vacuum systemen_HK
dc.typeArticleen_HK
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dc.identifier.emailLaw, S: slaw@hku.hken_HK
dc.identifier.emailChu, KM: chukm@hkucc.hku.hken_HK
dc.identifier.emailWong, J: jwong@hkucc.hku.hken_HK
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dc.identifier.doi10.1111/j.1442-2050.2004.00380.xen_HK
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