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  • Title: Use of small-bore silastic drains in general thoracic surgery.
    Author: Yamaguchi M, Yoshino I, Kameyama T, Osoegawa A, Tagawa T, Yohena T, Maehara Y.
    Journal: Ann Thorac Cardiovasc Surg; 2007 Jun; 13(3):156-8. PubMed ID: 17592422.
    Abstract:
    STUDY OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the safety and efficacy of small-bore, silastic drains for patients undergoing general thoracic surgery. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Twenty-five patients who received soft, small-bore, silastic drains were compared with 17 patients who received semi-rigid double lumen (DL) tubes retrospectively. RESULTS: The pain score was significantly lower in patients who received the silastic tubes in video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) cases on postoperative days 5 and 6 , after continuous epidural analgesia had finished (P=0.018). No specific morbidity was seen in the patients who received silastic tubes. CONCLUSION: We considered that soft, small-bore silastic drains were just as effective as traditional DL tubes, but caused less pain especially in VATS cases.
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