[Prevention of refractory cough with mediastinal fat to fill the residual cavity after radical systematic mediastinal lymphadenectomy in patients with right lung cancer].
OBJECTIVE
The aim of this study is to analyze the impact on the cough after radical systematic mediastinal lymphadenectomy and prevention of refractory cough with mediastinal fat to fill the residual cavity after radical systematic mediastinal lymphadenectomy.


METHODS
Sixty patients clinically diagnosed of lung cancer were selected according to the adopt standardization, from January 2008 to December 2008. All of the patients were divided into two groups randomly: the filling-fat group and the non-filling-fat group. The surgical information such as operation duration time bleeding volume during operation, post-operation bleeding volume were recorded. After one month, FACT-L and LCQ were completed.


RESULTS
There are no remarkably differences between the operation duration time, bleeding volume in operation and 1st postoperation day's drainage volume of the two groups. There's significant difference in the scores of cough at night after taking off the chest tube, as well as in the scores of LCQ after one month and in the scores of last items of FACT-L.


CONCLUSIONS
Filling the fat of the mediastinal to cover the residual cavity left by completely systematic mediastinal lymphadenectomy can reduce the refractory cough after surgery, and can also improve the quality of the life. It has no effect on the the operation duration time, bleeding volume in operation and 1st post-operation day's drainage volume of the patients.
Huang
Jia
J
Department of Thoracic Surgery, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai 200030, China.
Luo
Qingquan
Q
Shentu
Yang
Y
Zhao
Xiaojing
X
D017667:Adipocytes / Q000378:metabolism*; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003371:Cough / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D008197:Lymph Node Excision / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D008482:Mediastinum; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011788:Quality of Life; D035423:Thoracic Cavity / Q000378:metabolism*