Trial reportThoracic cancer2023
A novel drainage strategy using chest tube plus pleural catheter in uniportal upper lobectomy: A randomized controlled trial.
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- A novel drainage strategy using chest tube plus pleural catheter in uniportal upper lobectomy: A randomized controlled trial.Thoracic cancer · 2023Trial
- Integrated chest-tube analgesia after thoracoscopic surgery: rethinking the role of chest tubes.Journal of thoracic disease · 2026Article
- Targeted intrapleural analgesia through an integrated chest tube after thoracoscopic lung resection: a randomized controlled trial.Journal of thoracic disease · 2026Article
- Clinical study on the role of modified chest drainage tube in enhanced recovery after uniportal VATS radical surgery for lung cancer.BMC pulmonary medicine · 2025Article
- Predictors and Potential Clinical Implications of Residual Postoperative Pleural Space After Uniportal-Vats Lobectomy.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- The median effective dose of oxycodone for acute postoperative pain after thoracoscopic pulmonary surgery with intercostal nerve blockin in patients of different ages: a dose-finding study protocol.BMC anesthesiology · 2025Article
- Application of drainage strategy with bi-pigtail catheters in patients undergoing lobectomy by uniportal video-assisted thoracic surgery.Journal of thoracic disease · 2024Article
- Are the Efficacy and Safety of Chest Tubes in Uniportal Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery Related to the Level of Intercostal Space Insertion or to the Drain Type? A Prospective Multicenter Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Innovative Techniques in Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery: Lu's Approach.Lung Cancer (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2024Article
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7 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
backgroundIn this study we explored whether one pleural catheter plus single chest tube drainage could achieve a noninferior drainage effect when compared with the traditional two chest tubes in uniportal video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) for an upper pulmonary lobectomy.
methodsPatients that underwent an upper pulmonary lobectomy from January to November 2020 were enrolled in this single-center, randomized, open-label, noninferiority trial. Prior to closure, patients were randomized to an intervention group who received an improved drainage strategy involving one pleural catheter with one chest tube (24 Fr), while traditional double chest tube drainage was applied for the control group.
resultsA total of 390 patients entered the study, although 190 were excluded for changing nonuniportal surgical approaches or opting for nonlobectomy resections. Finally, 200 patients were randomized (100 in the intervention group and 100 in the control group). The baseline demographic and clinical characteristics were comparable between the groups. The incidence of pneumothorax in the intervention and control groups was similar on postoperative Day 1 (noninferiority, 10% vs. 13%, p = 0.658). In addition, there were no significant differences in secondary outcomes such as incidence of pneumothorax by Day 30, postoperative chest tube/pleural catheter removal time, amount of drainage on Day 1, total amount of drainage after operation, or postoperative hospitalization. A significantly lower pain score was observed in the intervention group (3.33 ± 0.68 vs. 3.68 ± 0.94, p = 0.003).
conclusionsThe new strategy is noninferior to double chest tube drainage after an upper pulmonary lobectomy offers superior pain control, and is recommended for an upper lobectomy by uniportal VATS.
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