Treating patients for cardiac disorders is no easy task. It requires careful monitoring and great sensitivity towards patient recovery. While there are many factors that can impact a patient’s recovery after cardiac surgery, experts agree that a functioning drainage system is one of the most vital tools for preventing complications after cardiac surgery and reducing the length of hospital stay.
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Why experts believe that digital chest drains are a perfect match for the philosophy of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery? Three pioneers of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) discuss why its principles can and should apply to every patient admitted to hospital for surgical treatment.
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Listen to Dr. Marco Scarci, Pierpaolo Busacchio and Prof. Vincent Fang, discussing the advantage of digital chest drains after cardiothoracic surgery
Learn moreAdvancing Patient Recovery with Digital Chest Drainage Systems
For more than 10 years now, digital chest drainage systems have been providing clear benefits and yet, the adoption by many healthcare institutions is slow.
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NICE recommends Thopaz+ portable digital chest drainage device.
NICE (an executive non-departmental public body of the Department of Health in the UK) recommends Thopaz+ for managing chest drains 2.
"At a national level, adopting Thopaz+ is expected to save around £8.5 million per year in England."
- Thopaz+ reduces chest tube duration and length of stay (in hospital).
- Thopaz+ Improves safety for people with chest drains.
- Thopaz+ Improves clinical decision-making through continuous objective monitoring of air leaks and fluid loss.
- Thopaz+ Increases patient mobility.
- Healthcare providing staff finds Thopaz+ more convenient and easier to use than conventional chest drains.
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CONTACT US NOW1- Batchelor TJP, Rasburn NJ, Abdelnour-Berchtold E, et al. Guidelines for enhanced recovery after lung surgery: recommendations of the enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS®) society and the european society of thoracic surgeons (ESTS). Eur J Cardio-Thorac Surg. 2018. [Epub ahead of print]. doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezy301. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30304509 2- NICE Guidance MTG37: https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/MTG37 3- AWMF S3-Leilinie: Diagnostik und Therapie von. Spontanpneumothorax und postinterventionellem Pneumothorax http://www.awmf.org/fileadmin/user_upload/Leitlinien/010_Thoraxchirurgie/010-007ag_S3_Spontanpneumothorax-postinterventioneller-Pneumothorax-Diagnostik-Therapie_2018-03.pdf 4- Barozzi, L. et al., 2015: Do we still need wall suction for chest drainage? J Cardiovascular Surgery.2015;56(Supp.1)102. 5- Rapid Response Report: Compact Digital Thoracic Drain Systems for the Management of Thoracic Surgical Patients: A Review of the Clinical Effectiveness, Safety, and Cost-Effectiveness . https://cadth.ca/sites/default/files/pdf/htis/dec-2014/RC0590%20Compact%20Digital%20Thoracic%20Drain%20Final.pdf 6- Pompili, C. et al., 2014: Multicenter International Randomized Comparison of Objective and Subjective Outcomes Between Electronic and Traditional Chest Drainage Systems. Ann Thorac Surg. 98: 490–497. 7- Read https://www.medela.co.uk/healthcare/news-events/news/medela-wins-bbh-award 8- Brunelli, A. et al., 2011: Consensus definitions to promote an evidence-based approach to management of the pleural space. A collaborative proposal by ESTS, AATS, STS, and GTSC. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg.: 40(2):291-7. 9- Cerfolio, Robert J. et al., The Benefits of Continuous and Digital Air Leak Assessment After Elective Pulmonary Resection: A Prospective Study.The Annals of Thoracic Surgery , Volume 86 , Issue 2 , 396 - 401.