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Comparison Between Electronic and Traditional Chest Drainage Systems: A Multicenter Randomized Study.
Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2023 March 18
BACKGROUND: Air leak is the major factor that influences the permanence of the chest tube and the in-hospital length of stay (LOS) among patients undergoing lung resections. The aim of this study was to determine whether the use of digital chest drain systems, compared with traditional ones, reduced the duration of chest drainage and postoperative in-hospital LOS in patients undergoing video-assisted thoracoscopic (VATS) lobectomy.
METHODS: The study was a prospective, randomized, multicenter trial. Patients undergoing VATS lobectomy were randomized in 2 groups, receiving a digital drain system or a traditional one and managed accordingly to the protocol.
RESULTS: Among 503 patients who fulfilled inclusion criteria and were randomized, 38 dropped out after randomization. Finally, 465 patients were analyzed, of whom 204 used the digital device and 261 the traditional one. In the digital group, there was a significantly shorter median chest tube duration of 3 postoperative days (interquartile range [IQR], 2-4 days) vs 4 postoperative days (IQR, 3-4 days; P = .001) and postoperative in-hospital LOS of 4 days (IQR, 3-6 days) vs 5 days (IQR, 4-6 days; P = .035). Analysis of predictors for increased duration of air leaks showed a relationship with male sex (P = .039), forced expiratory volume in 1 second percentage (P = .004), forced vital capacity percentage (P = .03), and presence of air leaks at the end of surgery (P = .001).
CONCLUSIONS: In patients undergoing VATS lobectomy, the use of a digital drainage system allows an earlier removal of the chest drain compared with the traditional system, leading to a shorter in-hospital LOS.
METHODS: The study was a prospective, randomized, multicenter trial. Patients undergoing VATS lobectomy were randomized in 2 groups, receiving a digital drain system or a traditional one and managed accordingly to the protocol.
RESULTS: Among 503 patients who fulfilled inclusion criteria and were randomized, 38 dropped out after randomization. Finally, 465 patients were analyzed, of whom 204 used the digital device and 261 the traditional one. In the digital group, there was a significantly shorter median chest tube duration of 3 postoperative days (interquartile range [IQR], 2-4 days) vs 4 postoperative days (IQR, 3-4 days; P = .001) and postoperative in-hospital LOS of 4 days (IQR, 3-6 days) vs 5 days (IQR, 4-6 days; P = .035). Analysis of predictors for increased duration of air leaks showed a relationship with male sex (P = .039), forced expiratory volume in 1 second percentage (P = .004), forced vital capacity percentage (P = .03), and presence of air leaks at the end of surgery (P = .001).
CONCLUSIONS: In patients undergoing VATS lobectomy, the use of a digital drainage system allows an earlier removal of the chest drain compared with the traditional system, leading to a shorter in-hospital LOS.
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