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J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:535-536
© 2008 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery

Letter to the Editor

Does the amount of fluid really matter for drain removal after lung resection?

Atilla Ozdemir, MD, Aysun K. Misirlioglu, MD, Cemal A. Kutlu, MD, FETCS

Department of Thoracic Surgery, Sureyyapasa Chest Diseases and Chest Surgery, Teaching and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey

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To the Editor:

We read with great interest the article entitled "Results of Prospective Algorithm to Remove Chest Tubes After Pulmonary Resection with High Output" by Cerfolio and Bryant.1Go As the authors mentioned, drain-removal protocols vary considerably among thoracic surgeons: Some prefer the more conservative approach wherein the drain is kept in situ until the daily drainage is less than 150 mL, whereas other researchers, including the authors, remove the drains more aggressively (when the amount of drain fluid is 450 mL/d) without encountering a complication. Drain removal is a subject of interest in recent years because early removal allows early hospital discharge. Therefore, . . . [Full Text of this Article]






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