Chest tube management: past, present, and future directions for developing evidence-based best practices

KW Lobdell, DT Engelman - Innovations, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
In the field of modern cardiothoracic surgery, chest drainage has become ubiquitous and yet
characterized by a wide variation in practice. Meanwhile, the evolution of chest drain …

[HTML][HTML] Drainology: Leveraging research in chest-drain management to enhance recovery after cardiothoracic surgery

KW Lobdell, LP Perrault, RH Drgastin… - JTCVS …, 2024 - jtcvstechniques.org
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Effectiveness of Active Chest Tube Clearance Versus Conventional Chest Tube in Reducing Postoperative Complications After Cardiac Surgery: a Systematic Review …

MT Hasan, AI Hagrass, MN Elkhrashy… - SN Comprehensive …, 2022 - Springer
After heart surgery, the chest tube removes lost mediastinal blood. Clogging of the chest
tube may induce inadequate evacuation of fluids surrounding the lungs and heart, leading to …

3D SIMULATION OF THE EFFECT OF STENOSIS ON THE LEFT VENTRICLE OF THE HEART AND AORTA HAEMODYNAMICS USING COMPUTATIONAL FLUID …

E He, Y Li - Computational Thermal Sciences: An International …, 2023 - dl.begellhouse.com
In order to predict cardiovascular disease, it is imperative to study heart function carefully.
This study examines the hemodynamics of the left ventricular and aortic vessels by selecting …

The Impact Of Active Chest Tube Clearance Technology On Surgical Outcomes After Cardiac Surgery: An Updated Systematic Review And Meta-Analysis

B Ahmad, V Yogathasan, E Meng, W Khoury… - Portuguese Journal of …, 2023 - pjctvs.com
Objective: Active chest tube clearance technology (ACT) systems were introduced to
improve the patency of chest tubes and to reduce the potential complications associated …

[HTML][HTML] Drainology Symposium at ASCVTS 2023 in Busan–Summary

T Asai - drainology.org
The 31 st Annual Meeting of the Asian Society for Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
(ASCVTS) meeting in Busan, Korea, provided an opportunity to introduce the new science of …