In:
Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia, FapUNIFESP (SciELO), Vol. 34, No. 12 ( 2008-12), p. 1003-1007
Kurzfassung:
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the influence of pleural drainage on the distance covered on the six-minute walk test, pain intensity and vital capacity in patients submitted to pulmonary resection. METHODS: Thirteen consecutive patients from the Thoracic Surgery Infirmary of Hospital São Paulo, Brazil, submitted to closed pleural drainage (0.5-in multiperforated chest tube) in the postoperative period following pulmonary resection (lobectomy, segmentectomy and pulmonary nodule resection) were evaluated. The decision for chest tube removal followed clinical criteria defined by the surgical team, who did not participate in the study. Vital capacity, pain intensity (using a visual analog pain scale) and the distance covered on the six-minute walk test were determined 30 min prior to and 30 min after the removal of the chest tube. The statistical analysis was performed using paired t-tests, and the level of significance was set at 0.05. RESULTS: After the removal of the chest tube, the visual analog scale pain scores were significantly lower (3.46 cm vs. 1.77 cm; p = 0.001) and the distance covered on the six-minute walk test was significantly higher (374.34 m vs. 444.62 m; p = 0.03). Vital capacity prior to and after chest tube removal was not significantly affected (2.15 L and 2.25 L, respectively; p = 0.540). CONCLUSIONS: The results of the present study suggest that the presence of a chest tube is a factor significantly associated with postoperative pain and functional limitation in patients submitted to pulmonary resection.
Materialart:
Online-Ressource
ISSN:
1806-3713
DOI:
10.1590/S1806-37132008001200004
Sprache:
Unbekannt
Verlag:
FapUNIFESP (SciELO)
Publikationsdatum:
2008
ZDB Id:
2223157-2
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