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Thoracotomy

surgical incision of the wall of the chest. It is performed to treat diseases of or injury to the organs of the thorax, or for drainage of exudates. Thoracotomy is sometimes used in operations on organs of the upper abdomen, particularly the cardiac portion of the stomach. Depending on the site of the organ to be operated on and the disease, thoracotomy may be anterior, posterior, lateral, anterolateral, or posterolateral; other types of thoracotomy include pleurotomy, mediastinotomy, and pericardiotomy and their combinations. Thoracotomy is performed under general anesthesia, most commonly intratracheal, in combination with relaxants and controlled respiration.

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The Qs/Qt values before (p=0.187) and 1 hour after the operation (p=0.169) did not differ between the two groups, however QS/Qt ratio at 24th hour after operation was higher in pleurotomy group as compared with intact pleura group (p=0.001) (Table 3).

Radiological evaluation of the left costophrenic sinus showed significant difference between the two groups in favor of greater occurrence of sinus obliteration in pleurotomy group (p<0.0001) (Table 4).

Our study supports this finding since there is a considerable decrease in the amount of tube drainages (bleeding) in the intact pleura group as compared with pleurotomy group.

The effects of internal thoracic artery preparation with intact pleura on respiratory function and patients' early outcomes/Plorotomi yapilmaksizin internal torasik arter grefti hazirlanmansinin solunum fonksiyonlari ve erken donem iyilesme periyodu uzerine etkileri

Guizilini S, Gomes JW, Faresin MS, et al.Influence of Pleurotomy on Pulmonary Function After Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting.

Does pleurotomy during internal mammary artery harvest increase post-operative pulmonary complications?

DOES INTACT PLEURA DURING INTERNAL MAMMARY ARTERY HARVESTING DECREASES PLEUROPULMONARY COMPLICATIONS?

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