Application of continuous negative pressure irrigation and negative pressure fixation to treat a bronchopleural fistula with thoracic empyema

J Am Coll Surg. 2014 May;218(5):e87-90. doi: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2013.12.053. Epub 2014 Feb 19.

Affiliations

¹ Department of Surgery and Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Department of Thoracic Oncology, National Kyushu Cancer Center, Fukuoka, Japan.
³ Department of Surgery and Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
⁴ Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, National Kyushu Cancer Center, Fukuoka, Japan.

PMID: 24745581
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2013.12.053

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Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Bronchial Fistula / complications
Bronchial Fistula / therapy*
Empyema, Pleural / etiology*
Empyema, Pleural / therapy
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Male
Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy / methods*
Pleural Diseases / complications
Pleural Diseases / therapy*
Sodium Chloride / administration & dosage*
Therapeutic Irrigation
Thoracoplasty / adverse effects

Substances

Sodium Chloride