Early chest tube removal regardless of drainage volume after anatomic pulmonary resection: A multicenter, randomized, controlled trial.

Journal: The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery
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Abstract

OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to evaluate the safety and feasibility of early chest tube removal after anatomic pulmonary resection, regardless of the drainage volume.

Authors

  • Kazuya Takamochi
    Department of General Thoracic Surgery, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan. Electronic address: ktakamo@juntendo.ac.jp.
  • Tomohiro Haruki
    Division of General Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Tottori University, Tottori, Japan.
  • Shiaki Oh
    General Thoracic Surgery, Juntendo University Urayasu Hospital, Urayasu, Japan.
  • Makoto Endo
    Department of Thoracic Surgery, Yamagata Prefectural Central Hospital, Yamagata, Japan.
  • Kazuhito Funai
    First Department of Surgery, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Hamamatsu, Japan.
  • Yoshitaka Kitamura
    Division of Chest Surgery, Hyogo Cancer Center, Akashi, Japan.
  • Masahiro Tsuboi
    Department of Thoracic Surgery and Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital East, Kashiwa, Japan.
  • Takuma Tsukioka
    Department of Thoracic Surgery, Osaka Metropolitan University Hospital, Osaka, Japan.
  • Hiroyuki Suzuki
    Department of Chest Surgery, Fukushima Medical University, Fukushima, Japan.
  • Hiroyuki Ito
    Department of Thoracic Surgery, Kanagawa Cancer Center, Yokohama, Japan.
  • Norihito Okumura
    Department of Thoracic Surgery, Kurashiki Central Hospital, Kurashiki, Japan.
  • Tsuyoshi Ueno
    Department of Thoracic Surgery, National Hospital Organization Shikoku Cancer Center, Matsuyama, Japan.
  • Norihito Ikeda
    Department of Surgery, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan.
  • Hisashi Iwata
    Department of General Thoracic Surgery, Gifu University Hospital, Gifu, Japan.
  • Morihito Okada
    Department of Surgical Oncology, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan.
  • Tomohiro Ichikawa
    General Thoracic Surgery, Showa General Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
  • Tatsuro Okamoto
    Department of Thoracic Oncology, National Hospital Organization Kyushu Cancer Center, Fukuoka, Japan.
  • Shuko Nojiri
    Juntendo Clinical Research and Trial Center, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
  • Kenji Suzuki
    Department of General Thoracic Surgery, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.