Factors Affecting Postoperative Lung Expansion in Patients with Pyogenic Empyema.
Thorac Cardiovasc Surg
; 66(8): 697-700, 2018 11.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
In patients with parapneumonic empyema, decortication is usually preferred to ensure functional lung re-expansion. However, there could be patients exhibiting incomplete postoperative lung expansion and inadequate drainage despite decortication. Therefore, we evaluated factors affecting postoperative lung expansion in patients undergoing decortication.METHODS:
A total of 221 patients with pyogenic empyema who underwent video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) between January and October 2016 in our hospital were reviewed in terms of surgical success. The following factors were evaluated age; the time between identification of a localized effusion and surgical referral; chest tube drainage durations; any underlying morbidity preoperative blood culture data; and the thickness of the visceral pleura.RESULTS:
Several factors that significantly prolonged the postoperative time to lung expansion were evident in patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) and bacteremia; postoperative chest tube drainage was significantly longer in those with DM (p = 0.009) and bacteremia (p = 0.01); and postoperative hospitalization time was significantly longer in patients with bacteremia (p = 0.01). The thickness of the visceral pleura was strongly correlated with postoperative chest tube drainage duration and postoperative hospitalization time (Pearson correlation coefficient, r = 0.245, p = 0.00).CONCLUSIONS:
In patients with DM, bacteremia, or thickened pleura, the time to lung expansion after operation was longer. Therefore, stricter pre- and post-operative control of blood-sugar levels and adequate antibiotics are required to facilitate postoperative lung re-expansion. In patients with thickened pleurae, prolonged chest tube placement is unavoidable.
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Asunto principal:
Pleura
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Derrame Pleural
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Drenaje
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Empiema Pleural
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Cirugía Torácica Asistida por Video
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Pulmón
Tipo de estudio:
Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Aged80
País como asunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Año:
2018
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Article