A new painless method of fixation and removal of a silicone chest drain after thoracic surgery.
The merits of using a small silicone drain in general thoracic surgery have been reported recently; however, the pain caused by tension from its fixation with a suture or staple, and by its subsequent removal, can impede recovery after surgery. We describe a painless method of chest tube fixation and removal achieved using an adhesive film and a wound care dressing.
Kamiyoshihara
Mitsuhiro
M
Department of General Thoracic Surgery, Maebashi Red Cross Hospital, 3-21-36 Asahi-cho, Maebashi, Gunma 371-0014, Japan.
Ibe
Takashi
T
D020878:Device Removal; D004322:Drainage / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D011182:Postoperative Care; D019616:Thoracic Surgical Procedures; D013906:Thoracoscopy