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Vacuum-assisted closure of pleural empyema without classic open-window thoracostomy.

Hans-Stefan Hofmann¹, Rudolf Schemm, Christian Grosser, Tamas Szöke, Zsolt Sziklavari.

Abstract

A 64-year-old man was diagnosed with complex empyema after a second course of palliative chemotherapy for metastatic lung cancer. Because of the poor general condition of the patient, the decision was made to proceed with vacuum-assisted closure (VAC) therapy of the empyema without Eloesser or Clagett open-window thoracostomy (OWT). Installation and changing of the VAC sponge were performed using the ALEXIS Wound Protector/Retractor (Applied Medical, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA), a flexible polymer membrane tube. After 10 days of VAC treatment, the pleural cavity was sterile and was closed with single stitches. Chemotherapy was resumed 1 week later.

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Year: 2012 PMID： 22541219 DOI： 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.12.039

Source DB: PubMed Journal: Ann Thorac Surg ISSN： 0003-4975 Impact factor: 4.330

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Vacuum-assisted closure of pleural empyema without classic open-window thoracostomy.

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