• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제43권3호
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• pp.403-409
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• 1996

연구배경 : 흉수질환은 특히 복잡흉수나 농흉의 경우 치료상의 난제로 등장한다. 이들 경우의 치료의 근간은 빠른 완전한 배액과 무기폐의 재확장에 있다. 과거에는 통상 상기질환에서 흉수천자와 외과적 흉강삽관을 통해 진단 및 치료에 임하였으나 맹검적 흉강삽관시 때로는 잘못된 부위에 위치하거나 기술적으로 삽입하기 어려운 조건등으로 실패하는 경우를 경험하였다. 최근에는 영하에 도관을 정확히 삽관하고 배액하여 높은 치료성적을 보고하고 있다. 방법 : 1994년 1월부터 1996년 2월까지 흉수질환으로 관삽입을 요했던 환자 28명을 대상으로 후향적인 조사를 하였다. 맹검적 흉강삽관을 요했던 환자와 영상유도하 도관삽관을 시행받았던 환자로 구분하여 배액성공율을 비교하였다. 결과 : 전통적 방법의 흉강삽관 환자는 14명으로 원인별로 농흉 6명, 결핵성흉막염 6명, 부폐렴흉막염 2명인데 반해, 영상유도하도관삽입 역시 14명이었으나 원인별로는 농흉 2명, 결핵성흉막염 6명, 부폐렴흉막염 5명, 원인미상이 1명 있었다. 인상적 및 방사선학적으로 성공적인 배액을 보인 경우가 전자의 방법에서는 79%인데 반해 후자는 93%로서 영상유도하 도관배액에서 높은 치료성적을 보여주었으며 합병증은 한예에서 미미하게 발생하였다. 결론 : 영상유도하의 도관배액술은 복잡흉수나 국소화된 농흉환자에서 안전하며 성공율을 가진 치료법으로 적용할 수 있을 판단되니 향후 좀 더 많은 환자를 대상으로 한 비교연구가 뒷따라야 하겠다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제48권5호
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• pp.378-379
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• 2015

Mediastinitis is a life-threatening disease, and effective drainage is needed to treat mediastinitis with abscess formation. We recommend an alternative drainage method using chest tube binding with a Silastic Penrose drainage tube. The use of a Silastic Penrose drainage tube may help to manage mediastinitis with abscess formation. This method facilitates effective draining and prevents tissue adhesion.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제81권2호
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• pp.106-115
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• 2018

Chest tube insertion is a common procedure usually done for the purpose of draining accumulated air or fluid in the pleural cavity. Small-bore chest tubes (${\leq}14F$) are generally recommended as the first-line therapy for spontaneous pneumothorax in non-ventilated patients and pleural effusions in general, with the possible exception of hemothoraces and malignant effusions (for which an immediate pleurodesis is planned). Large-bore chest drains may be useful for very large air leaks, as well as post-ineffective trial with small-bore drains. Chest tube insertion should be guided by imaging, either bedside ultrasonography or, less commonly, computed tomography. The so-called trocar technique must be avoided. Instead, blunt dissection (for tubes >24F) or the Seldinger technique should be used. All chest tubes are connected to a drainage system device: flutter valve, underwater seal, electronic systems or, for indwelling pleural catheters (IPC), vacuum bottles. The classic, three-bottle drainage system requires either (external) wall suction or gravity ("water seal") drainage (the former not being routinely recommended unless the latter is not effective). The optimal timing for tube removal is still a matter of controversy; however, the use of digital drainage systems facilitates informed and prudent decision-making in that area. A drain-clamping test before tube withdrawal is generally not advocated. Pain, drain blockage and accidental dislodgment are common complications of small-bore drains; the most dreaded complications include organ injury, hemothorax, infections, and re-expansion pulmonary edema. IPC represent a first-line palliative therapy of malignant pleural effusions in many centers. The optimal frequency of drainage, for IPC, has not been formally agreed upon or otherwise officially established.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제41권2호
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• pp.120-126
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• 1994

연구배경 : 내과적 치료에 반응이 없는 폐농양 환자와 감염성 낭포환자에서 대체 치료방법은 폐농양 환자에서는 페엽절제술과 같은 수술이나 감염성 낭포환자에서는 계속적 항생제 투여였는데, 저자들은 이와같은 경우 직경이 작은 카테타로 국소마취하에 경피적 배농술을 시행하여 그 치료효과와 부작용을 알아 보고자 본 연구를 시행하였다. 방법 : 1주 이상의 항생제를 포함한 내과적 치료에 반응이 없고, 공동의 직경이 6cm 이상인 만성적 기저질환을 가지는 폐농양 환자 9에와 감염성 낭포환자 3예에서 흉부 단순촬영과 흉부 전산화 단층촬영 후 투시하에 seldinger 방법을 사용하여 8.3~12.3 Fr의 카테타를 삽입 후 배농시키면서 임상경과를 관찰하였다. 결과 : 카테타 삽입 후 농흉이 발생한, 폐암과 동반된 1예를 제외한 8예의 폐농양과 3예의 감염성 낭포에서 경피적 배농술 후 임상적 호전을 보였다. 배농 후 평균 1.9일 내 해열되었고, 평균 배농기간은 9.9일이였다. 7예에서 퇴원 후 1~7개월간 외래 관찰되었으며, 재발 등의 문제는 없었다. 결론 : 내과적 치료에 반응이 없는 거대 폐암 환자에게 경피적 배농술은 효과적이고 안전한 방법이므로, 수술보다 우선적으로 고려되어야 하겠다. 그러나 감염성 낭포환자에 대한 경피적 배농술은 본 연구의 결과만으로 내과적 치료보다 더 안전하고 효과적이라고 할 수 없으므로 더 많은 연구가 있어야 하겠다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제54권5호
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• pp.404-407
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• 2021

We present a case study of necrotizing fasciitis (NF), a very rare but dangerous complication of chest tube management. A 69-year-old man with shortness of breath underwent thoracostomy for chest tube placement and drainage with antibiotic treatment, followed by a computed tomography scan. He was diagnosed with thoracic empyema. Initially, a non-cardiovascular and thoracic surgeon managed the drainage, but the management was inappropriate. The patient developed NF at the tube site on the chest wall, requiring emergency fasciotomy and extensive surgical debridement. He was discharged without any complications after successful control of NF. A thoracic surgeon can perform both tube thoracostomy and tube management directly to avoid complications, as delayed drainage might result in severe complications.

• 중환자간호학회지
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.33-39
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• 2014

Purpose: The propose of this study was to introduce the clamping protocols for a biliary external drainage tube and trace the results of using clamping protocols to prevent some possible biliary complications or enable their early detection in living-donor liver transplantation. Method: This study was a retrospective study to analyze the cases of 97 subjects who had undergone liver transplantation in a hospital in Seoul, Korea. Clamping protocol 1 was applied to 47 patients, and clamping protocol 2 was applied to 50 patients. Results: In the case of protocol 1, the success rate of the clamping protocol was 74.5%, while that of protocol 2 was 84.0%. However, there was no significant difference in the compiled statistics from authentic sources (p = .246). Conclusions: The difference in the success rate between the two protocols was not significant for the clamping protocols of the biliary external drainage tube. However protocol 2 is suggested for the clamping method due to the simplicity of application. Further study with a large sample size is suggested.

• 대한기계학회논문집B
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• 제24권8호
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• pp.1085-1096
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• 2000

An experimental study was performed to examine the heat and mass transfer characteristics of $LiBr-H_2O$ solution flowing over a single horizontal tube with the water vapor absorption. Effects of the flow rate and the temperature of the solution at the top of the tube, the absorber pressure and the drainage pattern were considered. The absorption rate depends highly on the absorber pressure at the low flow rate condition while on the solution inlet temperature at the high flow rate condition. Also, when the flow rate is low, the absorption performance with the sheet flow drainage appeared to be higher than that with the dripping/jet drainage. However, at the high flow rate condition, the case became reversed. The liquid film became wavy with the higher absorption rate. The waves were more probable to form with the lower flow rate and temperature of the solution, and with the higher absorber pressure.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제47권4호
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• pp.384-388
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• 2014

Background: Recently, single-port video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) has been proposed as an alternative to the conventional three-port VATS for primary spontaneous pneumothorax (PSP). The aim of this study is to evaluate the early outcomes of the single-port VATS for PSP. Methods: VATS was performed for PSP in 52 patients from March 2012 to March 2013. We reviewed the medical records of these 52 patients, retrospectively. Nineteen patients underwent the conventional three-port VATS (three-port group) and 33 patients underwent the single-port VATS (single-port group). Both groups were compared according to the operation time, number of wedge resections, amount of chest tube drainage during the first 24 hours after surgery, length of chest tube drainage, length of hospital stay, postoperative pain score, and postoperative paresthesia. Results: There was no difference in patient characteristics between the two groups. There was no difference in the number of wedge resections, operation time, or amount of drainage between the two groups. The mean lengths of chest tube drainage and hospital stay were shorter in the single-port group than in the three-port group. Further, there was less postoperative pain and paresthesia in the single-port group than in the three-port group. These differences were statistically significant. The mean size of the surgical wound was 2.10 cm (range, 1.6 to 3.0 cm) in the single-port group. Conclusion: Single-port VATS for PSP had many advantages in terms of the lengths of chest tube drainage and hospital stay, postoperative pain, and paresthesia. Single-port VATS is a feasible technique for PSP as an alternative to the conventional three-port VATS in well-selected patients.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제24권10호
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• pp.1028-1032
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• 1991

A 17-year-old man was admitted for chronic anterior chest pain and dyspnea. He was undergone pericardiocentesis for chylopericardium and thoracostomy tube drainage for right sided chylothorax. Approximately 2000ml per day from right chest tube was drained during 20 days Supradiaphragmatic ligation of thoracic duct was performed and there was no drainage postoperatively and immediately antituberculous medication was done.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제76권4호
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• pp.160-162
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• 2014

Increasing incidence of pleural infection has been reported worldwide in recent decades. The pathogens responsible for pleural infection are changing and differ from those in community acquired pneumonia. The main treatments for pleural infection are antibiotics and drainage of infected pleural fluid. The efficacy of intrapleural fibrinolytics remains unclear, although a recent randomized control study showed that the novel combination of tissue plasminogen activator and deoxyribonuclease had improved clinical outcomes. Surgical drainage is a critical treatment in patient with progression of sepsis and failure in tube drainage.