Impact of drainage strategies on recovery in Stage III tuberculous empyema: a retrospective study
While the double-tube with delayed low-negative-pressure drainage strategy did not reduce postoperative pain, it significantly shortened chest tube duration and hospital stay while reducing complications, thereby improving overall prognosis in stage III tuberculous empyema patients.
Authors
- Yuhua Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0540-1984)
- Hong Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3611-7131)
- Jian Xu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2857-1676)
- Gong Cheng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1321-6954)
Institutions
- Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine (CN)
- Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries
- Published
- 2025-09-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3855/jidc.21028
- Primary Topic
- Pleural and Pulmonary Diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00