The impact of same-day chest drain removal on pulmonary function after thoracoscopic lobectomy

Author(s):  
Takeo Nakada ◽  
Suguru Shirai ◽  
Yuko Oya ◽  
Yusuke Takahashi ◽  
Noriaki Sakakura ◽  
...  
2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 264-271 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seyed Reza Mazloum ◽  
Fatemeh Gandomkar ◽  
Mohammad Abbasi Tashnizi

Background:Patients undergoing cardiothoracic surgery require the placement of at least one chest drain. Chest Drain Removal (CDR) has been considered to be a painful event in patient’s postoperative recuperation.Objective:This study aimed to evaluate the impact of using ice on quality of pain associated with CDR in adult patients undergoing cardiac surgeryMaterials and Methods:This randomized, observer-blind, crossover trial was done on 51 post-cardiac surgery patients who had two chest drains in the Mashhad Heart Center in Iran. The patients were assigned to ice, placebo, and control groups. Ice and placebo bags were used over the region around the chest drains for 20 minutes prior to CDR. The quality of pain was assessedviaShort-Form McGill Pain Questionnaire (SF-MPQ) before and after CRT. The data were analyzed through the SPSS software using ANOVA, Kruskal-Wallis, and Chi-square tests.Results:The study findings revealed that the three groups were not significantly different regarding pain quality before CDR (p=0.24). However, the ice bag group (4.6±4.4) was significantly different from the placebo (8.1±6.9) and control groups (7.1±5.3) concerning the pain quality score immediately after CDR (p<0.05). The results of chi-square test also showed that the three groups were significantly different regarding “hot-burning” (p=0.009). However, no significant differences were observed with regard to other items of SF-MPQ.Conclusion:The results indicated that ice bag application could be used as an effective, safe, and inexpensive non-pharmacological intervention to reduce patients’ pain and increase their comfort during CDR.


Author(s):  
Max Thomas ◽  
Ha-Kyeong Won ◽  
Oliver Price ◽  
Woo-Jung Song ◽  
James Hull

Clinics ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 63 (6) ◽  
pp. 719-724 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dirceu Costa ◽  
Marcela Cangussu Barbalho ◽  
Gustavo Peixoto Soares Miguel ◽  
Eli Maria Pazzianotto Forti ◽  
João Luiz Moreira Coutinho Azevedo

2015 ◽  
Vol 47 (3) ◽  
pp. 733-741 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adam W. Gaffney ◽  
Jing-qing Hang ◽  
Mi-Sun Lee ◽  
Li Su ◽  
Feng-ying Zhang ◽  
...  

Exposure to air pollution can be particularly high during commuting and may depend on the mode of transportation. We investigated the impact of commuting mode on pulmonary function in Shanghai, China.The Shanghai Putuo Study is a cross-sectional, population-based study. Our primary outcomes were forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV1) and forced vital capacity (FVC) % predicted, and the secondary outcome was spirometric airflow obstruction. We tested the association between mode of transportation and these outcomes after adjusting for confounders.The study population consisted of 20 102 subjects. After adjusting for confounders, the change (95% CI) in FEV1 was −2.15% pred (−2.88– −1.42% pred) among pedestrians, −1.32% pred (−2.05– −0.59% pred) among those taking buses without air conditioning, −1.33% pred (−2.05– −0.61% pred) among those taking buses with air conditioning and −2.83% pred (−5.56– −0.10% pred) among those using underground railways, as compared to cyclists (the reference group). The effects of mode on FVC % predicted were in the same direction. Private car use had a significant protective effect on FVC % predicted and the risk of airflow obstruction (defined by Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease but not by lower limit of normal criteria).Mode of transportation is associated with differences in lung function, which may reflect pollution levels in different transportation microenvironments.


2021 ◽  
pp. 2101753
Author(s):  
Rachel M Mercer ◽  
Eleanor Mishra ◽  
Radhika Banka ◽  
John P Corcoran ◽  
Cyrus Daneshvar ◽  
...  

BackgroundChest drain displacement is a common clinical problem, occurring in 9–42% of cases and results in treatment failure or additional pleural procedures conferring unnecessary risk. A novel chest drain with an integrated intrapleural balloon may reduce the risk of displacement.MethodsProspective randomised controlled trial comparing the balloon drain to standard care (12 F chest drain with no balloon) with the primary outcome of objectively-defined unintentional or accidental chest drain displacement.Results267 patients were randomised (primary outcome data available in 257, 96.2%). Displacement occurred less frequently using the balloon drain (displacement 5/128, 3.9%; standard care displacement 13/129, 10.1%) but this was not statistically significant (Odds Ratio (OR) for drain displacement 0.36, 95% CI 0.13 to 1.0, χ2 1df=2.87, p=0.09). Adjusted analysis to account for minimisation factors and use of drain sutures demonstrated balloon drains were independently associated with reduced drain fall out rate (adjusted OR 0.27, 95% CI 0.08 to 0.87, p=0.028). Adverse events were higher in the balloon arm than the standard care arm (balloon drain 59/131, 45.0%; standard care 18/132, 13.6%; χ2 1df=31.3, p<0.0001).ConclusionBalloon drains reduce displacement compared with standard drains independent of the use of sutures but are associated with increased adverse events specifically during drain removal. The potential benefits of the novel drain should be weighed against the risks, but may be considered in practices where sutures are not routinely used.


2020 ◽  
Vol 17 ◽  
pp. 147997312096702
Author(s):  
David Lang ◽  
Kaveh Akbari ◽  
Stefan Walcherberger ◽  
Benedikt Hergan ◽  
Andreas Horner ◽  
...  

The aim was to evaluate the impact of multiple high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) features on pulmonary function test (PFT) biomarkers in fibrotic interstitial lung disease (FILD) patients. HRCT of subsequently ILD-board-discussed FILD patients were semi-quantitatively evaluated in a standardized approach: 18 distinct lung regions were scored for noduli, reticulation, honeycombing, consolidations, ground glass opacities (GGO), traction bronchiectasis (BRK) and emphysema. Total lung capacity (TLC), forced vital capacity (FVC), forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1), FEV1/FVC, diffusion capacity for carbon monoxide (DLCO) and transfer coefficient (KCO) were assessed. Interactions between each PFT biomarker and all HRCT scores were visualized by network analyses, modeled according to the Schwarz Bayesian Information Criterion and incorporated in uni- and multivariate stepwise regression analyses. Among 108 FILD patients (mean age 67 years, 77% male), BRK extent was a major significant uni- or multivariate determinant of all PFT analyzed. Besides that, diffusion-based variables DLCO and KCO showed a larger dependency on reticulation, emphysema and GGO, while forced expiratory volume-based measures FEV1, FVC and FEV1/FVC were more closely associated with consolidations. For TLC, the only significant multivariate determinant was reticulation. In conclusion, PFT biomarkers derived from spirometry, body plethysmography and diffusion capacity in FILD patients are differentially influenced by semi-quantified HRCT findings.


2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 211-213 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yujiro Yokoyama ◽  
Takahiro Nakagomi ◽  
Daichi Shikata ◽  
Taichiro Goto

2013 ◽  
Vol 40 (4) ◽  
pp. 501-505 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. M. Said ◽  
N. Goussous ◽  
M. D. Zielinski ◽  
H. J. Schiller ◽  
B. D. Kim

2017 ◽  
Vol 26 (143) ◽  
pp. 160097 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kay Tetzlaff ◽  
Paul S. Thomas

The diving environment provides a challenge to the lung, including exposure to high ambient pressure, altered gas characteristics and cardiovascular effects on the pulmonary circulation. Several factors associated with diving affect pulmonary function acutely and can potentially cause prolonged effects that may accumulate gradually with repeated diving exposure. Evidence from experimental deep dives and longitudinal studies suggests long-term adverse effects of diving on the lungs in commercial deep divers, such as the development of small airways disease and accelerated loss of lung function. In addition, there is an accumulating body of evidence that diving with self-contained underwater breathing apparatus (scuba) may not be associated with deleterious effects on pulmonary function. Although changes in pulmonary function after single scuba dives have been found to be associated with immersion, ambient cold temperatures and decompression stress, changes in lung function were small and suggest a low likelihood of clinical significance. Recent evidence points to no accelerated loss of lung function in military or recreational scuba divers over time. Thus, the impact of diving on pulmonary function largely depends on factors associated with the individual diving exposure. However, in susceptible subjects clinically relevant worsening of lung function may occur even after single shallow-water scuba dives.


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