The Value of Thoracic Lavage in the Treatment of Anastomotic Leakage After Surgery for Type III Esophageal Atresia

Medical Science Monitor : International Medical Journal of Experimental and Clinical Research
Xu CuiChaoming Zhou

Abstract

BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to define whether the addition of thoracic lavage to chest drainage was more efficient than the use of chest drainage alone in the treatment for anastomotic leaks in type III esophageal atresia. MATERIAL AND METHODS The clinical data of 42 patients with anastomotic leakage treated with the addition of thoracic lavage from January 2012 to March 2019 in our hospital were analyzed retrospectively. The clinical data of 50 patients with anastomotic leakage treated without thoracic lavage from March 1999 to December 2011 in our hospital were selected as controls. RESULTS The duration of fistula healing, mechanical ventilation, hospitalization in intensive care unit, and gastric tube intubation in the thoracic lavage group were significantly shorter than those in the non-lavage group. The cost of hospitalization and the incidence of severe pneumonia were significantly lower in the thoracic lavage group than in the non-lavage group. The diameter of the anastomotic opening after anastomotic fistula healing was wider in the thoracic lavage group than in the non-lavage group. CONCLUSIONS The technique of thoracic lavage is simple, economical and convenient and can effectively promote the healing of ana...Continue Reading

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