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Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2006;5:583. doi:10.1510/icvts.2006.129338A
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Yusuf Bayrak

VKV American Hospital, Istanbul 34365, Turkey

Early removal of chest drainage after videothoracoscopic lung biopsy

eComment: I think that fast-track protocols after lung surgery [1] should also help for diagnosis. For patients with suspected interstitial lung disease, I always ask the doctor who refers the patient how many and from which part of the lung the biopsy(ies) should be taken. Small sized, periferic and random biopsies usually do not bring anything new other than the ‘honeycomb pattern’. If someone's aim is to perform the biopsy with short chest tube time only, he or she can better use silicon, multi-hole, soft drains with negative suction. They are easy to pull out and the patient can be sent home with the drainage and come back for a control the day after if a problem occurs.


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  1. Fibla J, Molins L, Simon C, Perez J, Vidal G. Early removal of chest drainage after videothoracoscopic lung biopsy. Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg doi:10.1510/icvts.2006.129338.[Abstract/Free Full Text]

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