Single fine chest tube drainage after radical surgery of lung cancer:analysis of 55 cases
SONG Xuan-tong
Abstract：Objective To explore the feasibility of thoracic drainage by using a single fine F-28 style chest tube inserted from the 7th intercostal at axillary line to the chest top after the lobectomy and lymph node dissection of lung cancer .Methods The drainage volume , the time with the chest tube and the tolerance to it were observed in 55 patients after the lobectomy and lymph node dissection of lung cancer .Results In 55 patients, there was no exten-sion of the time with the chest tube and the tolerance to the chest tube was better .There was neither patient who need pethidine injection when chest pain localized and nor patient who need again puncturing for pleural drainage .Conclu-sion The method of thoracic drainage by using one single fine F-28 style chest tube inserted from the 7th intercostal at axillary line to the chest top is a safe , reliable technique with less damage to patients after radical surgery of lung cancer.
Keywords：DrainageLung cancerRadical surgery
Publication Date：2014-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：2( 29-30 )