Reduction in drain-related adverse events using the barbed suture method for chest tube wound closure

• Published in: General thoracic and cardiovascular surgery Vol. 72; no. 8; pp. 519 - 526
• Main Authors: Mori, Shohei, Odaka, Makoto, Suyama, Yu, Tsukamoto, Yo, Oh, Maki, Shigemori, Rintaro, Toya, Naoki, Ohtsuka, Takashi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore Springer Nature Singapore 01.08.2024; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Aged; Cardiac Surgery; Cardiology; Chest Tubes; Drainage - adverse effects; Drainage - instrumentation; Female; Gastrointestinal surgery; Humans; Infections; Internet resources; Local anesthesia; Male; Medical records; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Middle Aged; Original Article; Ostomy; Patients; Postoperative Complications - etiology; Postoperative Complications - prevention & control; Retrospective Studies; Risk Factors; Skin; Surgical Oncology; Surgical outcomes; Suture Techniques - instrumentation; Sutures; Thoracic Surgery; Time Factors; Treatment Outcome; Wound Closure Techniques - adverse effects; Wound Closure Techniques - instrumentation; Japan; Barbed suture; Drain management; Chest tube

Objective A chest tube is usually placed in patients undergoing general thoracic surgery. Although the barbed suture method has been introduced for chest tube wound closure, its superiority to the conventional suture methods for drain management remains unclear. The study aimed to determine whether...