Randomized Trial of an Improved Drainage Strategy vs Routine Chest Tube after Lung Wedge Resection.

CONCLUSIONS: The improved drainage strategy is non-inferior to standard chest tube drainage after thoracic wedge resection and should be popularized.
PMID: 31926158 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - January 7, 2020 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Zhang JT, Dong S, Chu XP, Lin SM, Yu RY, Jiang BY, Liao RQ, Nie Q, Yan HH, Yang XN, Wu YL, Zhong WZ Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: research