ArticleActa medica Philippina2025
Closed Tube Thoracostomy Morbidity Rate in a Philippine Tertiary Government Hospital: 6-Year Review.
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Background and Objective: Closed tube thoracostomy is one of the most common hospital procedures known for its effectivity and safety; however, complications may occur, leading to poor patient outcomes. To date, the burden of morbidity among patients who underwent closed tube thoracostomy in the Philippines remains unknown. Therefore, this study aims to determine the in-hospital morbidity rate among patients who underwent closed tube thoracostomy in a tertiary government hospital. Methods: This is a descriptive cross-sectional study of admitted patients who underwent closed tube thoracostomy at Bicol Medical Center from 2015 to 2020. Data were collected by reviewing medical charts. Results: A total of 376 patients were included in the study. Morbidity rate was 15.16% (95% CI: 11.69-19.19%), and majority were due to improper chest tube placement. Compared to those without complications, a higher proportion of patients with complications had pleural effusion and had chest tube failure (both p≤0.05). The median operative time was also significantly longer in patients with complications compared to those without complications (p=0.0012). Mortality was significantly lower in patients with complications than those without complications. Total and postoperative length of stay were significantly longer in patients with complications than those without complications (p<0.00001). Conclusion: Complications after closed tube thoracostomy are common. Across all variables analyzed, only indication of chest tube insertion, operative time, and occurrence of chest tube failure were found to differ between patients with and without complications. Moreover, patients with complications had longer length of stay than those without. Reducing positional tube complications may help decrease in-hospital morbidity.
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