Percutaneous drainage and pus cavity lavage by placing an indwelling single cavity central venous catheter and transbronchoscopic aspiration in the treatment of lung abscesses：clinical analysis of 20 cases
Abstract：Objective To observe the therapeutic effects of percutaneous drainage and the pus cavity lavage repeated by placing an indwelling single cavity central venous catheter and transbronchoscopic aspiration in the treat -ment of pulmonary abscess .Methods Totally 20 patients with pulmonary abscess were observed .In these patients , a single cavity central venous catheters were inserted into the pus cavity through percutaneous puncture and after that , pus germicultures and drug sensitivity tests were performed as well as 0.5%metronidazole or other antibiotics accord-ing to the results of drug sensitive test were applied to wash the pus cavity repeatedly by bronchoscopy .The catheters were pulled out until the washing fluid became clear and the pus cavity closed .Results All patients were cured be-tween 15 and 25 days and no complications were found .Conclusion This way is safe and effective to treat the pul-monary abscess connected bronchi and it should be a more regularly used treatment method in clinic .
Keywords：Lung abscessSingle cavity central venous catheterIndwellingTransbronchoscopic as-piration
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：3( 531-533 )