ABSTRACT
Objective To explore the curative effect of the single pore video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery and thoracic closed drainage for patients with acute pyothorax by comparing the advantage and disadvantage of two methods.Methods The clinical data of 65 patients with acute pyothorax in our hospital from January 2012 to June 2015 were retrospectively analyzed.Of which 30 patients underwent single pore video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery were as observation group,35 cases received thoracic closed drainage were as the control group.The cura-tive effect of two methods for acute pyothorax was compared by analyzing the result data of two groups.Results The postoperative chest tube indwelling time,length of hospital stay,postoperative antibiotics of observation group were significantly less than those of the control group,the difference was statistically significant(P<0.05).And the incidence of postoperative complications,the proportion of the chronic pyothorax and secondary tube rate of observation group were lower than those of the control group,the difference was statistically significant(P<0.05). Conclusion The single pore video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery is safe and effective for treatment of acute pyothorax, which is worth promoting.