Study of pigtail catheter and chest tube in management of secondary spontaneous pneumothorax

Conclusion Pigtail catheter drainage is nearly effective as ICT drainage of first episode of SSP. Pigtail catheter offers a safe, tolerable method for draining SSP with a shorter duration of drainage and hospital stay more than ICT. Increasing BMI is associated with drainage failure of SSP, where obesity is considered as a risk factor with high specificity for pigtail catheter drainage failure.
Source: Egyptian Journal of Chest Diseases and Tuberculosis - Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: research