Automated line-clearing chest tubes reduce postoperative pain and atrial fibrillation after cardiac surgery
The use of the Thoraguard automated line-clearing chest tube system in routine cardiac surgery was associated with improved postoperative pain control, decreased ventilator duration, and decreased postoperative atrial fibrillation without increased morbidity or mortality.
Authors
- Elbert Heng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0061-1584)
- Oluwatomisin Obafemi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7826-7755)
- Danielle M. Mullis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4743-0000)
- Hanjay Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2367-5591)
- Jack H. Boyd
- Alyssa Garrison (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-5050-1151)
Institutions
- Stanford University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JTCVS Open
- Published
- 2024-09-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xjon.2024.09.019
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Cardiac and Coronary Surgery Techniques
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.57