Prospective Comparison of Short vs Long Chest Tube Water Seal Trial for Traumatic Pneumothorax
This multicenter study demonstrated no significant difference between short and long WST duration with regard to successful chest tube removal. Short WSTs were associated with fewer adverse events, number of CXRs, shorter chest tube duration and LOS.
Authors
- Stefan W. Leichtle (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6774-0682)
- Stephen Varga
- Torhild Veen
- Saima Shafique (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4231-5847)
- Christopher P. Michetti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3744-0603)
Institutions
- University of Maryland, Baltimore (US)
- University of Maryland Medical Center (US)
- Inova Fairfax Hospital (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of the American College of Surgeons
- Published
- 2025-12-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/xcs.0000000000001730
- Primary Topic
- Pleural and Pulmonary Diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00