title: Techniques of pneumonectomy. Drainage after pneumonectomy.
abstract: After most pneumonectomies, the pleural space can be safely closed without drainage. If a chest tube must be used, a balanced drainage system is recommended. This article specifically addresses some of the controversial issues in the early management of the postpneumonectomy space. It also describes the indications, advantages, and disadvantages of drainage and the methods commonly used for this purpose.
authors.affiliation: Division of Thoracic Surgery, Centre de pneumologie de L'Hôpital Laval, Sainte-Foy, Quebec, Canada.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Deslauriers
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Grégoire
mesh_terms: D015505:Chest Tubes; D004322:Drainage / Q000266:history; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D011013:Pneumonectomy / Q000379:methods*; D014481:United States