ArticleGeneral thoracic and cardiovascular surgery2021
An improved method of anchoring chest drain and suture technique for Uni-portal VATS incision.
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- What is the best way to secure a chest drain? A scoping review.Journal of the Intensive Care Society · 2026Article
- Chest drain through utility vs separate incision in single-port video-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy: a randomized controlled trial.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2025Article
- Reduction in drain-related adverse events using the barbed suture method for chest tube wound closure.General thoracic and cardiovascular surgery · 2024Article
- Drainology: Leveraging research in chest-drain management to enhance recovery after cardiothoracic surgery.JTCVS techniques · 2024Article
- Lu's approach for video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery.PloS one · 2024Article
- Safety and feasibility of a novel chest tube placement in uniportal video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for non-small cell lung cancer.Thoracic cancer · 2023Article
- Ameliorated chest drain wound closure in patients undergoing uniportal thoracoscopic pulmonary resection.Frontiers in surgery · 2023Article
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Abstract
Uni-portal video-assisted thoracoscopic approach is currently a popular surgical technique in general thoracic surgery. After operation, a chest tube is usually placed through the incision to drain the effusion and gas from the thoracic cavity. In the conventional method, the retaining stitches should be taken out ten days after removing chest drain. To get better would-healing and avoid unsightly scar, we explored a method of anchoring chest drain and two-layer suture for Uni-portal incision without removing stitches post operation.
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