Outpatient Treatment for Pneumothorax Using a Portable Small-Bore Chest Tube: A Clinical Report
The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
; : 185-189, 2016.
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in English
| WPRIM (Western Pacific)
| ID: wpr-20926
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
For treatment of pneumothorax in Korea, many institutions hospitalize the patient after chest tube insertion. In this study, a portable small-bore chest tube (Thoracic Egg; Sumitomo Bakelite Co. Ltd., Tokyo, Japan) was used for pneumothorax management in an outpatient clinic.METHODS:
Between August 2014 and March 2015, 56 pneumothorax patients were treated using the Thoracic Egg.RESULTS:
After Thoracic Egg insertion, 44 patients (78.6%) were discharged from the emergency room for follow-up in the outpatient clinic, and 12 patients (21.4%) were hospitalized. The mean duration of Thoracic Egg chest tube placement was 4.8 days, and the success rate was 73%; 20% of patients showed incomplete expansion and underwent video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery. For primary spontaneous pneumothorax patients, the success rate of the Thoracic Egg was 76.6% and for iatrogenic pneumothorax, it was 100%. There were 2 complications using the Thoracic Egg.CONCLUSION:
Outpatient treatment of pneumothorax using the Thoracic Egg could be a good treatment option for primary spontaneous and iatrogenic pneumothorax.
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Database:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Outpatients
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Ovum
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Pneumothorax
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Thorax
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Chest Tubes
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Follow-Up Studies
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Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted
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Emergency Service, Hospital
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Ambulatory Care Facilities
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Korea
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Year:
2016
Document type:
Article