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Chinese Journal of Antituberculosis ›› 2018, Vol. 40 ›› Issue (12): 1275-1279.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1000-6621.2018.12.007

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Tuberculosis debridement for the treatment of peripheral localized pulmonary tuberculosis lesions in tuberculous empyema patients

WEI Lin,LIU Yu-gang,ZHU Chang-sheng,WU Li,WANG Lin-bao,LI Qian,ZHANG Hui-jun,LU Zeng-hui,DING Chao.()   

  1. Department of Thoracic Surgery, Xi’an Chest Hospital, Xi’an 710100, China
  • Received:2018-10-16 Online:2018-12-10 Published:2018-12-10

Abstract:

Objective To investigate the safety and efficacy of the debridement for peripheral localized pulmonary tuberculosis lesions in tuberculous empyema patients, via comparing the outcome of debridement and wedge resection procedure.Methods The data of 109 cases who suffered from tuberculous empyema complicated with peripheral localized pulmonary tuberculosis from January 2008 to January 2018 in Xi’an Chest Hospital were analyzed retrospectively. The patients were divided into debridement group (n=29) and wedge resection group (n=80) by different procedures. The operation time, intraoperative bleeding volume, incidence of postoperative pulmonary leak, pulmonary leak time, drainage time, incidence of residual cavity, hospital stay, and hospitalization cost were compared between the two groups. All patients were followed up for 3 years after surgery.Results Persistent pulmonary leak occurred in 17 patients in the debridement group and 63 patients in the wedge resection group. The incidence of postoperative persistent pulmonary leak in the debridement group and pulmonary wedge resection group was 58.6% (17/29) and 78.8% (63/80), respectively, and the difference was statistically significant (χ 2=4.42, P=0.036). The mean drainage time in the two groups was (7.2±2.7) and (8.2±2.3)days, respectively, and the difference was statistically significant (t=-2.01, P=0.046). The mean hospital stay was (14.2±2.1) and (15.1±1.9)days; the difference was statistically significant (t=-2.15, P=0.034). The mean hospitalization cost in the debridement group and pulmonary wedge resection group was (29016.1±2299.7) and (41617.2±4244.5) yuan, respectively; the difference was statistically significant (t=-15.17, P=0.000). Conclusion Tuberculosis debridement is safe and effective for eliminating the localized pulmonary tuberculosis lesions in tuberculous empyema patients and the hospitalization cost is less than pulmonary wedge resection.

Key words: Empyema, tuberculous, Tuberculosis, pulmonary, Thoracic surgical procedures, Compara-tive effectiveness research