OBJECTIVE: Draining of the chest cavity with two chest tubes after @entity358 is a common practice. The objective of this study was to evaluate whether using two tubes after a @entity358 is more effective than using a single tube. @entity1 AND METHODS: We performed a meta-analysis of five randomized studies that compared the single chest tube with double chest tube application after @entity358 . The primary end-point was amount of drainage and duration of chest tube drainage. The secondary end-points were the @entity1 's numbers of new drain insertion after operation, hospital stay after operation, the @entity1 's numbers of @entity9285 after operation, the @entity1 's numbers of residual pleural air space, @entity158 score, the number of @entity1 who need thoracentesis, and cost. RESULTS: Five randomized controlled trials totaling 502 @entity1 were included. Meta-analysis results are as follows: There were statistically significant differences in amount of drainage (risk ratio [RR] = -0.15; 95% confidence interval [CI] = -3.17, -0.12, P = 0. 03), duration of chest tube drainage (RR = -0.43; 95% CI = -0.57, -0.19, P = 0.02), @entity158 score (P < 0.05). Compared with @entity1 receiving the double chest tube group, there were no statistically significant differences between the two groups with regard to the @entity1 's numbers of new drain insertion after operation. CONCLUSION: Compared with the double chest tube, the single chest tube significantly decreases amount of drainage, duration of chest tube drainage, @entity158 score, the number of @entity1 who need thoracentesis, and cost. Although there is convincing evidence to confirm the results mentioned herein, they still need to be confirmed by large-sample, multicenter, randomized, controlled trials.

The single chest tube versus double chest tube application after XXXX : A systematic review and meta-analysis.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients', 'patient', 'PATIENTS'] @entity358 :: ('MESH:D008171', 'Disease') :: ['pulmonary lobectomy'] @entity9285 :: ('MESH:D013352', 'Disease') :: ['subcutaneous emphysema'] @entity158 :: ('MESH:D010146', 'Disease') :: ['pain']
@entity358 :: (MESH:D008171,Disease) :: ['pulmonary lobectomy']
