Article received titled the benefits of digital chest drainage n pleural decortication in thoracic empyema.Prospective, randomised, control trial.Cirugia y cirujanos, pp.522-525.Purpose: the aim of this study is to compare the effects of prolonged air leak between the digital chest drainage (dcd) system and the classic drainage system in patients with empyema class iib or iii (american thoracic society classification) in pleural decortication patients.Method: a total of 37 patients were enrolled in a prospective randomised control trial over one year, consisting of 2 blinded groups, comparing prolonged air leak as a main outcome, the number of days until removal of chest drain, length of hospital stay and complications as secondary outcomes.Per the article adverse events included: hemothorax, atelectasis, prolonged air leak, prolonged fluid leak and residual collections.
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