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Routine placement of an intercostal chest drain during video-assisted thoracoscopic surgical lung biopsy unnecessarily prolongs in-hospital length of stay in selected patients
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, 10/14/09

Satherley LK et al. – Video–assisted thoracoscopic surgical (VATS) lung biopsy is frequently used in the diagnosis of parenchymal lung disease. However, there is still debate over the need for routine use of an intercostal chest drain after this procedure. This study aimed to evaluate the necessity of positioning an intercostal chest drain as an integral part of VATS lung biopsy. The routine use of an intercostal chest drain after VATS lung biopsy unnecessarily increases the length of hospital stay without reduction in the incidence of pneumothorax.

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