Clinical Outcomes of Ultrasound-Guided Percutaneous Catheter Drainage in Loculated Pleural Effusion and Empyema
Keywords:
loculated pleural effusion, empyema, percutaneous catheter drainage, ultrasound-guidedAbstract
Objective: The purpose was to investigate clinical outcomes of ultrasound-guided percutaneous catheter drainage in loculated pleural effusion and empyema.
Methods: The study was conducted in the cardiothoracic surgical unit, Nakhonpathom Hospital between 1 March 2015 to 31 December 2022. It was a retrospective descriptive study. Data were collected from medical records of patients underwent ultrasound-guided percutaneous catheter drainage.
Results: Forty patients with complete medical record underwent ultrasound-guided percutaneous catheter drainage in loculated pleural effusion and empyema. The mean age of patients in this study was 56.4 ± 17.3 years (3–92). The technical success rate was 87.5% (35 in 40 cases), mean procedure time was 16.6 ± 7.5 minutes (8–40), complication rate was 7.5% (3 in 40 cases) without any serious complication, additional procedure after catheter placement was 5% (2 in 40 cases).
Conclusion: Ultrasound-guided percutaneous catheter drainage in patients with loculated pleural effusion and empyema has high procedural success rate, short procedural time, and low complication rate.
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