Comparison of Different Drainage Tubes in Video-assisted Thoracoscopic Lobectomy for Non-small Cell Lung Cancer
Objective To compare the clinical effects of video-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy for non-small cell lung cancer patients with different drainage tubes.Methods A prospective randomized controlled study was conducted in 116 patients with non-small cell lung cancer who were scheduled to undergo video-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy.They were divided into the control group(58 cases)and the observation group(58 cases)by drawing lots.The control group used the conventional 28F closed thoracic drainage tube,and the observation group used the 16F ultra-fine drainage tube.The clinical indexes,postoperative drainage volume,postoperative pain,drainage time,hospital stay and complications of the 2 groups were compared.Results There was no statistical significant difference between the 2 groups in operation time,number of lymph node dissection,amount of bleeding during operation,drainage volume and drainage time at 1,2 and 3 days after operation(P>0.05).The hospital stay in the observation group was shorter than that in the control group,and the VAS score at 1,2,and 3 days after operation and the inci-dence of complications were lower than that in the control group,with a statistically significant difference(P<0.05).Conclusion Compared with the conventional 28F closed thoracic drainage tube,16F ultra-fine drainage tube can reduce the postoperative pain and complications in patients with non-small cell lung cancer undergoing video-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy.