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The Effects of Additional Tetracycline Pleurodesis during Thoracoscopic Procedures for Treating Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax  

Lee, Hyeon-Woong (Gachon University of Medicine and Science)
Lee, Jae-Ik (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Gachon University, Gil Medical Center)
Kim, Keun-Woo (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Gachon University, Gil Medical Center)
Park, Kook-Yang (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Gachon University, Gil Medical Center)
Park, Chul-Hyun (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Gachon University, Gil Medical Center)
Hyun, Sung-Youl (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Gachon University, Gil Medical Center)
Jeon, Yang-Bin (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Gachon University, Gil Medical Center)
Choi, Chang-Hyu (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Gachon University, Gil Medical Center)
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Journal of Chest Surgery / v.41, no.6, 2008 , pp. 729-735 More about this Journal
Abstract
Background: This study was performed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of performing additional tetracycline pleurodesis during the thoracoscopic treatment of primary spontaneous pneumothorax. Material and Method: Between March 2004 and December 2007, 91 cases of primary spontaneous pneumothorax were treated by video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery. The thoracoscopic procedures included resection of the blebs and mechanical pleurodesis by scrubbing the parietal pleura. For 27 cases (Tetracycline group, group I), 20 mg/kg tetracycline was instilled into the pleural space through a trocar before closing the chest. The control group (group II) consisted of 64 cases of primary spontaneous pneumothorax for which the same thoracoscopic procedures alone were performed during the same study period. Result: There was no significant difference between the two groups in terms of the demographic data, the operative findings and the operation time. The percentage of cases that needed intravenous analgesics and the duration of intravenous analgesics were comparable in both groups. There was no significant difference in the duration of air leaks and complications between the two groups. The patients treated with tetracycline pleurodesis had a longer period of postoperative chest drainage (4.2 days vs 3.5 days, respectively, p=0.03) and hospitalization (5.0 days vs 4.0 days, respectively, p=0.006). During the follow up period, the ipsilateral recurrence rate was much lower for the patients who were treated with tetracycline pleurodesis (0% vs 10.9%, respectively, p=0.099), and freedom from recurrence tended to be more favorable for group I (p=0.077), although this was not statistically significant. Conclusion: Additional tetracycline pleurodesis during thoracoscopic treatment for primary spontaneous pneumothorax caused prolongation of chest drainage and a prolonged hospital stay. However, further investigations are needed because tetracycline pleurodesis can be performed safely without serious complications and it showed a distinct tendency to reduce the rate of recurrence.
Keywords
Pneumothorax; Thoracoscopy; Pleurodesis; Tetracycline;
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