| Title | Mechanical Pleurodesis Does Not Reduce Recurrence of Spontaneous Pneumothorax: A Randomized Trial |
| Authors | Min, Xianjun Huang, Yuqing Yang, Yingshun Chen, Yingtai Cui, Jian Wang, Chong Huang, Yueqin Liu, Jun Wang, Jun |
| Affiliation | Peking Univ, Dept Thorac Surg, Beijing Haidian Hosp, Haidian Sect,Hosp 3, Beijing 100871, Peoples R China. Peking Univ, Inst Mental Hlth, Hosp 6, Beijing 100871, Peoples R China. Peking Univ, Dept Thorac Surg, Peoples Hosp, Beijing 100871, Peoples R China. Beijing Haidian Hosp, Dept Thorac Surg, Zhongguancun St 29, Beijing 100080, Peoples R China. |
| Keywords | ASSISTED THORACIC-SURGERY PLEURAL ABRASION THORACOSCOPIC BULLECTOMY ADDITIONAL PLEURODESIS MANAGEMENT LONG |
| Issue Date | 2014 |
| Citation | ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY.2014/11/1,98(1790-1796). |
| Abstract | Background. Mechanical pleurodesis is widely used to treat primary spontaneous pneumothorax to decrease postoperative recurrence after thoracoscopic bullectomy, but it is unclear whether it actually reduces primary spontaneous pneumothorax recurrence. We aimed to investigate the effectiveness of mechanical pleurodesis after thoracoscopic treatment of primary spontaneous pneumothorax. Methods. In our parallel-group, prospective, randomized, controlled trail at 2 hospitals in China, 289 patients were enrolled from January 2010 to January 2013. Patients were randomly assigned (1:1) to receive thoracoscopic wedge resection only (WR group) or thoracoscopic wedge resection and mechanical pleurodesis (WR+MP group). This trial is registered with ClinicalTrial.gov (NCT01463553). Results. Intraoperative bleeding and postoperative pleural drainage were significantly lower in the thoracoscopic WR only group. Postoperative recurrence rate did not significantly differ between groups (log-rank test p = 0.791; Breslow test p = 0.722). In the thoracoscopic WR only group, no recurrences were found when bullae were isolated or limited; recurrence was 7.5% with the presence of multiple bullae. Younger patients had an increased risk of recurrence (relative risk 3.015; 95% confidence interval 1.092 to 8.324). Conclusions. Thoracoscopic mechanical pleurodesis did not significantly decrease primary spontaneous pneumothorax recurrence compared with simple wedge resection, but intraoperative bleeding and postoperative pleural drainage rates were higher. Younger age increases the risk of recurrence. (C) 2014 by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons |
| URI | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11897/189119 |
| ISSN | 0003-4975 |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2014.06.034 |
| Indexed | SCI(E) CPCI-S(ISTP) PubMed |
| Appears in Collections: | 第三医院 第六医院 人民医院 |
