The influence of volatile anesthetics on alveolar epithelial permeability measured by noninvasive radionuclide lung scan

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Title:	The influence of volatile anesthetics on alveolar epithelial permeability measured by noninvasive radionuclide lung scan
Authors:	Hung, CJ;Liu, FY;Wu, RSC;Tsai, JJP;Lin, CC;Kao, A
Contributors:	附設醫院醫研部;China Med Coll Hosp, Dept Med Res, Taichung 404, Taiwan;China Med Coll Hosp, Dept Anesthesia Pain Clin & Crit Care Med, Taichung 404, Taiwan;China Med Coll Hosp, Dept Family Med, Taichung 404, Taiwan;Far Eastern Mem Hosp, Dept Nucl Med, Taipei, Taiwan;Taichung Healthcare & Management Univ, Grad Inst Bioinformat, Taichung, Taiwan
Date:	2003
Issue Date:	2010-09-24 14:58:30 (UTC+8)
Publisher:	JAPANESE SOCIETY NUCLEAR MEDICINE
Abstract:	We report our experience in using pigtail tube drainage in the treatment of spontaneous pneumothorax compared with traditional chest tube thoracotomy. One hundred two patients were included and analyzed. Fifty patients were treated with the pigtail tube and 52 patients were treated with the traditional chest tube. The extubation time, mean hospital stay, evacuation rate, and total cost were similar without a significant statistical difference. Among the chest tube group, 15 underwent surgical intervention as a result of delayed resolution and hemopneumothorax; and among the pigtail group, 15 had other procedures for pneumothorax, including chest tube insertion and surgical intervention. This verifies our initial suspicion that the effectiveness of the pigtail drainage system is no less than that of the chest tube. Therefore, when considering ambulatory ability and good patient compliance, the pigtail tube drainage system can be considered as the treatment of choice for spontaneous pneumothorax. (C) 2003 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Relation:	ANNALS OF NUCLEAR MEDICINE 17(3):213-218
Appears in Collections:	[China Medical University Hospital] Jurnal articles

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