title: A New Method of Chest Drain Wound Closure Using Knotless Suture Material.
abstract: Removal of a chest tube drain could be distressful experience for many patients. Pain, unsightly scar, and possible complications such as pneumothorax are common after the removal of a chest tube. A new method of chest drain wound closure using knotless suture material has been employed, which could alleviate pain and unsightly scar. This suture utilizes a unidirectional anchoring barb, which eliminates the need to tie and does not slip back. This new method of wound closure for chest tube site is a convenient method with advantages of leaving a less unsightly scar and less pain during the chest tube removal process.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Min Soo
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. Electronic address: jongho.cho@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Jong Ho
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Cho
mesh_terms: D015505:Chest Tubes; D020878:Device Removal / Q000379:methods*; D004322:Drainage / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D013536:Suture Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation*; D013537:Sutures; D058106:Wound Closure Techniques