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[The use of 19 Fr silicone drains in chest surgery]
K Kariatsumari1, Y Nakamura, K Sakasegawa
1Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Hepato-biliary-pancreatic Surgery, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Japan.
Abstract:
We evaluated a single 19 Fr Blake drain after chest surgery retrospectively. 50 patients underwent drainage of their pleural cavity using Blake drains. Blake drain was found to be effective in drainage of both air and fluid. In addition, this soft silicone drain seemed to improve the comfort of the patients. One single Blake drain is considered to be an option for chest drainage in most of general thoracic surgery.
