Progressive versus conservative chest tube management following surgery for primary spontaneous pneumothorax
Progressive chest tube management reduces length of stay, chest tube duration and complications without increasing the risk of recurrence in this retrospective comparative study. A prospective study is necessary to validate these findings before considering widespread implementation.
Authors
- Chris Dickhoff (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6396-8372)
- Wolter Oosterhuis
- Quirine C A van Steenwijk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6749-4779)
- Frank JC van den Broek
- J. Braun
- D. Susa
- R Kortekaas
- Marcel G.W. Dijkgraaf
- Matthijs DM Bolmers
Institutions
- Radboud University Nijmegen (NL)
- Leiden University Medical Center (NL)
- Hotel Dieu Hospital (CA)
- Sint Franciscus Gasthuis (NL)
- Medisch Centrum Haaglanden (NL)
- Amsterdam Neuroscience (NL)
- Máxima Medisch Centrum (NL)
- Public Health Service of Amsterdam (NL)
- Bravis Ziekenhuis (NL)
- Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (NL)
- Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (NL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery
- Published
- 2026-03-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezag136
- Primary Topic
- Pleural and Pulmonary Diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00