The duration of mediastinal chest tube drainage is not associated with postoperative pain or opioid consumption after cardiac surgery

Conclusions. The length of mediastinal chest tube drainage is not associated with the amount of postoperative pain or need for opioids after cardiac surgery. Male sex and aortic surgery were associated with higher and advanced age with lower overall opioid consumption.PMID:33622099 | DOI:10.1080/14017431.2021.1889655

Source: Scandinavian Cardiovascular Journal - February 24, 2021 Category: Cardiology Authors: Antti-Johannes Kalli Kati J ärvelä Niina Khan Ari Mennander Jahangir Khan Source Type: research