Yeah, I actually was pretty surprised that most chest tubes were removed on the first day after surgery, and a majority of those patients did not have an air leak either. And so the question that raises in my mind is, did they need the tube at all?
Yeah, I actually was pretty surprised that most chest tubes were removed on the first day after surgery, and a majority of those patients did not have an air leak either. And so the question that raises in my mind is, did they need the tube at all?
Journal of Pediatric Surgery Article Review: July 2023, PAPS Issue
▶Ep 41 · 4:12
clinicalIn lobectomy patients (group 1), 75% had no air leak and median chest tube duration was 2 days.↗
▶Ep 41 · 4:12
host_summaryIn lobectomy patients (group 1), 75% had no air leak and median chest tube duration was 2 days.↗
▶Ep 41 · 4:48
host_summaryMost chest tubes were removed on the first day after surgery and a majority of patients did not have an air leak.↗
▶Ep 41 · 4:48
quoteYeah, I actually was pretty surprised that most chest tubes were removed on the first day after surgery, and a majority of those patients did not have an air leak either. And so the question that raises in my mind is, did they need the tube at all?↗
▶Ep 41 · 4:48
clinicalMost chest tubes were removed on the first day after surgery and a majority of patients did not have an air leak.↗
▶Ep 41 · 4:48
quoteYeah, I actually was pretty surprised that most chest tubes were removed on the first day after surgery, and a majority of those patients did not have an air leak either. And so the question that raises in my mind is, did they need the tube at all?↗