Clinical Efficacy of 7-French Catheter for Initial Treatment of Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax

원발성 자연기흉에 대한 초 치료로서 7-French 흉관의 적용

  • Ryu Kyoung-Min (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital) ;
  • Jung Eui-Seok (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital) ;
  • Cho Suk-Ki (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital) ;
  • Sung Sook-Whan (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine) ;
  • Jheon Sang-Hoon (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine)
  • 류경민 (분당서울대학교병원 흉부외과) ;
  • 정의석 (분당서울대학교병원 흉부외과) ;
  • 조석기 (분당서울대학교병원 흉부외과) ;
  • 성숙환 (분당서울대학교병원 흉부외과, 서울대학교 의과대학 흉부외과학교실) ;
  • 전상훈 (분당서울대학교병원 흉부외과, 서울대학교 의과대학 흉부외과학교실)
  • Published : 2006.05.01

Abstract

Background: Goal of the initial treatment of primary spontaneous pneumothorax is re-expansion of the lung by evacuation of air from pleural space. Authors thought small caliber catheter could reach to this goal instead of conventional large bore chest tube. This retrospective study was undertaken to assess the effectiveness of 7-French (Fr) catheter for the initial treatment of primary spontaneous pneumothorax. Material and Method: Between May 2003 and April 2005, 111 patients with primary spontaneous pneumothorax were managed with tube drainage; 7 Fr catheter for 86 patients and 24-French chest tube for 25 patients. We analyzed catheter indwelling time, use of analgesics, re-expansion of the lung, and catheter related problems by medical records. Result: Mean catheter indwelling time was $2.4{\pm}1.1$ days in 7 Fr group and $2.3{\pm}1.3$ days in chest tube group (p>0.05). All patients with 24 Fr catheter needed analgesics injection but never in 7Fr group. Complete re-expansion of the lung based on plane chest radiograph was obtained in 77% of 7 Fr group. The problem related with 7 Fr catheter was kinking, which showed in 5.6%. Conclusion: Application of the 7 Fr catheter for initial management of primary spontaneous pneumothorax was as effective as 24 Fr catheter.

배경: 원발성 자연기흉에 대한 초 치료의 목적은 흉막강 내의 공기 제거와 폐장의 재팽창 유도이며, 이를 위해 통상적으로 20 Fr이상 크기의 흉관을 흉막강에 삽입한다. 그러나 원발성 자연기흉의 병태 생리를 고려할 때보다 작은 크기의 흉관으로도 소기의 목적을 달성할 수 있다는 생각에서, 7 Fr 크기의 도관을 흉관으로 사용하여 그 효용성과 보완점을 제시하고자 하였다. 대상 및 방법: 2003년 5월부터 2005년 4월까지 원발성 자연기흉으로 입원 치료를 한 환자 중 초 치료로 흉강삽관술을 시행한 111명의 환자를 대상으로 의무기록을 토대로 후향적으로 조사하여, 7 Fr 흉관을 사용한 환자들과 24 Fr 흉관을 사용한 환자들의 흉관 거치기간, 진통제의 사용여부, 폐의 재팽창 정도, 합병증 등에 대해 분석하였다. 결과: 흉관의 평균 거치기간은 7 Fr군이 $2.4{\pm}1.1$일, 24 Fr군이 $2.3{\pm}1.3$일로 차이가 없었다. 주사 진통제의 사용은 7 Fr군에서는 없었으나 24 Fr군에서는 모든 환자들이 사용하였다. 7 Fr 흉관만을 사용하여 치료한 환자들의 77%에서 폐장의 완전 재팽창을 얻을 수 있었다. 7 Fr 흉관의 문제점은 도관의 꺾임이며, 5.6%에서 발생하였다. 결론: 7 Fr 흉관을 이용한 원발성 자연기흉의 초 치료는 기존의 24 Fr 흉관과 비교하여 공기제거, 폐의 재팽창, 통증경감, 미용적 측면에서 모두 만족할 만 하였으나, 꺾임을 방지할 수 있게 도관의 개량이 필요하다고 생각한다.

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