A controlled study between central venous catheter and conventional chest tube for closed pleural drainage in the treatment of traumatic hemothorax / 中华急诊医学杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To evaluate file efficacy and safty of central venous cathetr compared with conventional chest tube for closed pleural drainage in the treatment of traumatic hemothorax Method Totally 299 patients of traumatic hemothorax with middling or large effusions,in emergency department,Second Hospital .Affiliated to Medical College of Zhejiang University,from January 2003 to May 2007,were prospective controlled studied.All the 299 patients of were divided into catheter group (n=156) or tube group(n=143) according as patients'hospitalization date was odd or even number respectively.Patients in catheter group underwent drainage by central venous catheter using the Seldinger technique,and patients in tube group did by conventional chest tube using conventional technique.A unue drainage bag system or a wate seal system was connected with the end of the catheter or the tube respectively.The surgical operation time,the successful rate of treatment,the occurreuce rate of serious complications,the using rate of anodyne,the time of cut concrescence and the occurrence rate of cut infection were compared,and the drainage time and the correlative expenses in patients treated successfully were further compared.The data were analyzed by using t or X2 test with SPSS 13.0.A P value less than 0.05 indicated statistical signficance.Results Compared with robe group,the surgical operation time,the using rate of anodyne,the time of cut concrescence and the occurrence rate of cut infection were significantly decreased(P<0.05) in catheter group.There were not significant differences between two groups in the suecessful rate of treatment and the occurrence rate of serious complications(P>0.05).There were not significant differences between two groups in the drainage time and the corrective expenses of patients treated successfully(>0.05).Conclusions Use of central venous catheter catheters for closed pleural drainage in the treatment of traumatic hemothorax is effective,safe,and well-tolerated.It was more simple and less invasive as a procedure compared with conventional large-bore chest robe.