Postoperative chylothorax: a case for recycling?
Postoperative chylothorax in a patient who was rapidly deteriorating despite conservative treatment is described. A system of recycling chyle from the pleural space through a filter and pump into the subclavian vein is discussed. The history of reinfusion of chyle is reviewed.
Thomson
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Division of Surgery, Selly Oak Hospital, Birmingham, UK.
Simms
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D000368:Aged; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000601:surgery*; D001798:Blood Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling; D015505:Chest Tubes; D002916:Chylothorax / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D004630:Emergencies; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D007260:Infusion Pumps; D008209:Lymphedema / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*
D001798:Blood Proteins