Comparison of single and double chest drains following pulmonary lobectomy
The effectiveness of inserting one chest tube following a pulmonary lobectomy is comparable to that of inserting two tubes. Furthermore, employing a single tube is more advantageous than two tubes, as it is associated with lower postoperative pain, duration and amount of drainage.
Authors
- Amal El-Bendary (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1737-6202)
- Ahmed Osama
- Ahmed Magdy Elmezayen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4947-033X)
- Abdelrahman Abdelbar
Institutions
- Tanta University (EG)
- Tanta University Hospital (EG)
- Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2025-05-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0319077
- Primary Topic
- Pleural and Pulmonary Diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00