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Treatment of Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax Using a Commercialized 8-French Catheter ($Pleuracan^{(R)}$)  

Park, Jung-Sik (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Gil Medical Center, Gachon University Medical School)
Hwang, Yeo-Ju (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Gil Medical Center, Gachon University Medical School)
Park, Kook-Yang (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Gil Medical Center, Gachon University Medical School)
Park, Chul-Hyun (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Gil Medical Center, Gachon University Medical School)
Jeon, Yang-Bin (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Gil Medical Center, Gachon University Medical School)
Choi, Chang-Hyu (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Gil Medical Center, Gachon University Medical School)
Lee, Jae-Ik (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Gil Medical Center, Gachon University Medical School)
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Journal of Chest Surgery / v.40, no.4, 2007 , pp. 292-296 More about this Journal
Abstract
Background: This retrospective study was undertaken to assess the effectiveness of the 8-French (Fr) catheter ($Pleuracan^{(R)}$) for the initial treatment of primary spontaneous pneumothorax. Material and Method: Between July 2004 and July 2006, 59 patients (72 cases) underwent a closed thoracostomy for primary spontaneous pneumothorax. We divided these patients into two groups: group T (large bore (>20 Fr) chest tube group) and group P ($Pleuracan^{(R)}$ group). Result: Initially, the $Pleuracan^{(R)}$ catheters were inserted in 41 cases. There were four catheter malfunctions (9.8%) : three cases had a subsequent closed thoracostomy with a large bore chest tube. Ultimately, there were 34 cases in group T and 38 cases in group P. There were no significant differences in indwelling catheter time ($T:\;2.1{\pm}1.5\;days,\;P:\;2.1{\pm}1.3\;days$), hospital stay ($T:\;6.4{\pm}5.4\;days,\;P:\;5.2{\pm}2.9\;days$) and complications (T: 3%, P: 0%) between the two groups. The percentage of cases that needed intravenous analgesics in group P was 60% (23/38); this was significantly lower than the number for group T (90%, 31/34) (p=0.003). In a subgroup of patients that did not undergo bullectomy(T: 17 cases, P: 19 cases), there were no significant differences in the duration of air leakage ($T:\;0.5{\pm}0.7\;days,\;P:\;0.5{\pm}1.2\;days$) and in the percentage of patients with complete lung re-expansion (T: 94%, P: 84%) between the two groups. Conclusion: Application of the $Pleuracan^{(R)}$ catheter for the initial treatment of primary spontaneous pneumothorax was as effective as the large bore chest tube.
Keywords
Pneumothorax; Catheter; Thoracostomy;
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