title: Management of Chest Drains After Thoracic Resections.
abstract: Immediately after lung resection, air tends to collect in the retrosternal part of the chest wall (in supine position), and fluids in its lower part (costodiaphragmatic sinus). Several general thoracic surgery textbooks currently recommend the placement of 2 chest tubes after major pulmonary resections, one anteriorly, to remove air, and another into the posterior and basilar region, to drain fluids. Recently, several authors advocated the placement of a single chest tube. In terms of air and fluid drainage, this technique demonstrated to be as effective as the conventional one after wedge resection or uncomplicated lobectomy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, University of Torino, Corso Dogliotti 14, Torino 10126, Italy. Electronic address: pierluigi.filosso@unito.it.
authors.forename: Pier Luigi
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Filosso
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, University of Torino, Corso Dogliotti 14, Torino 10126, Italy.
authors.forename: Alberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sandri
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, University of Torino, Corso Dogliotti 14, Torino 10126, Italy.
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Guerrera
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, University of Torino, Corso Dogliotti 14, Torino 10126, Italy.
authors.forename: Matteo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Roffinella
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, University of Torino, Corso Dogliotti 14, Torino 10126, Italy.
authors.forename: Giulia
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bora
authors.affiliation: Unit of Pulmonology, San Giovanni Battista Hospital, Via Genova 3, Torino 10126, Italy.
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Solidoro
mesh_terms: D015505:Chest Tubes; D004322:Drainage / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D010994:Pleura / Q000502:physiology; D011013:Pneumonectomy; D011182:Postoperative Care / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*
keywords: Chest drain; Pleura; Pleural fluid; Postoperative course; Pulmonary resection