Abstract The Society for Translational Medicine and The Chinese Society for Thoracic and
Cardiovascular Surgery conducted a systematic review of the literature in an attempt to …

Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS®) is a strategy that seeks to reduce patients'
perioperative stress response, thereby reducing potential complications, decreasing hospital …

Background The aim of this study was to assess the impact of digital versus traditional
drainage devices on chest tube removal and patient satisfaction. Methods A randomized trial …

A total of 21 659 pleural aspirations or drain insertions were conducted in England in
2019/2020 with a combined cost of£ 13.4 million. 1 There are now a variety of different …

In Deutschland werden jedes Jahr 10.000 Fälle von Spontanpneumothorax stationär
behandelt. Die Deutsche Gesellschaft für Thoraxchirurgie (DGT) hat in Kooperation mit der …

OBJECTIVES In fast-track pulmonary resections, we removed chest tubes after video-
assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) lobectomy with serous fluid production up to 500 ml/day …

Objective An unclear aspect of digital pleural drainage technology is whether it can benefit
all lung resection patients or only those who have a postoperative air leak. The aim of this …

This portable paperback bench manual contains the thoroughly updated atlas of procedures
and techniques and the new section on noninvasive monitoring from Irwin and Rippe's …

Background Clinical guidelines are created to reduce variation in care practices, with the
goal of improving patient outcomes. There is currently no international consensus on best …

OBJECTIVES The optimal level of suction on digital chest drainage devices after lobectomy
using video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) is unknown and varies between thoracic …