Clinical Publications

Research is the backbone of clinical practice, shaping medical advances in treatment and care.

Thopaz⁺ is the #1 clinical reference for digital drainage. For almost two decades, Medela has been paving the way for technological innovation in chest drain management, backed by an unparalleled body of clinical research. Over 65 studies involving more than 9,000 patients have demonstrated the significant benefits of Thopaz⁺ for enhancing patient outcomes and supporting evidence-based drainage protocols.

This research continues to grow, reinforcing the efficacy and safety of Thopaz⁺ in cardiothoracic care.

Explore our extensive clinical publication list and discover why Thopaz⁺ should be the gold standard for clinicians seeking proven solutions in digital chest drainage.

Reduced variability of care

Chest tube removal at different gas flows in prolonged air leak

Li, Xinjang; Yang, Hang; Cai, Yongsheng; Ye, Xin; Chen, Qirui; Ji, Ying; Wang, Jing; Fu, Yili; Hu, Bin; Miao, Jinbai

2024 Li X, Yang H, Cai Y, et al. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2024;65(3):ezae097.

Postoperative day 1 discharge following subxiphoid thoracoscopic anatomical lung resection

Karel Pfeuty, Dorian Rojas, Jules Iquille, Bernard Lenot

2024 Pfeuty K, Rojas D, Iquille J, Lenot B. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2024;65(6).

Zero-leak prediction during major lung resection aiming for minimal chest drainage duration

Kuniyo Sueyoshi, McAndrew Merlini, Kosuke Otsubo, Fumitsugu Kojima and Toru Bando

2024 Sueyoshi K, Merlini M, Otsubo K, et al. J Cardiothorac Surg 2024;19(1):120.

Early chest tube removal within 6 hours after thoracic surgery results in improved postoperative prognosis and no adverse effects.

Takahiro Homma, Hisashi Saji, Yoshifumi Shimada, Keitaro Tanabe, Koji Kojima, Hideki Marushima, Tomoyuki Miyazawa, Hiroyuki Kimura, Hiroki Sakai, Kanji Otsubo, Takayuki Hatakeyama, Tomoshi Tsuchiya

2024 Homma T, Saji H, Shimada Y, et al. J Thorac Dis 2024;16(5):3096.

Clinical outcomes and staff satisfaction after adoption of digital chest drainage system for minimally invasive lung resections.

Benjamin A. Palleiko, Anupama Singh, Christopher Strader, Tanmay Patil, Allison Crawford, Isabel Emmerick, Feiran Lou, Karl Uy, Mark W. Maxfield

2024 Palleiko BA, Singh A, Strader C, et al. J Thorac Dis 2024;16(5):2963.

A comparison of the short-term outcomes of simple and complex segmentectomy via uniportal video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery

Seha Ahn, Youngkyu Moon

2023 Ahn S, Moon Y. J Thorac Dis 2023;15(10):5386.

Determining optimal air leak resolution criteria when using digital pleural drainage device after lung resection.

Mohsen Alayche, Justen Choueiry, Adnan Mekdachi, Donna E. Maziak, Andrew J.E. Seely, Sudhir R. Sundaresan, Patrick J. Villeneuve, Daniel Jones, William Klement, Sebastien Gilbert

2023 Alayche M, Choueiry J, Mekdachi A, et al. JTCVS open. 2024;18:360-8.

Outcomes of chest drain management using only air leak (without fluid) criteria for removal after general thoracic surgery—a drainology study.

Ashiq Abdul Khader, Aina Pons, Abigail Palmares, Sarah Booth, Alexander Smith, Chiara Proli, Paulo De Sousa, Eric Lim

2023 Khader AA, Pons A, Palmares A, Booth S, Smith A, Proli C, De Sousa P, Lim E. J Thorac Dis 2023;15(7):3776.

Conventional and digital pleural drainage systems – advantages and disadvantages.

Nedzhat Yussuf Ali, Petar Uchikov, Angel Uchikov, Lyubomir Paunov, Aleksandra Ilieva, Nikolay Koev, Kiril Atliev

2023 Ali NY, Uchikov P, Uchikov A, Paunov L, Ilieva A, Koev N, Atliev K. Folia Med (Plovdiv) 2023;65(5):753-759. doi: 10.3897/folmed.65.e97825.

Using continuous flow data to predict the course of air leaks after lung lobectomy.

Jaeshin Yoon, Kwanyong Hyun, Sook Whan Sung

2023 Yoon J, Hyun K, Sung SW. J Chest Surg 2023;56(3):179.

Chest tube-free video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery secured by quantitative air leak monitoring: a case series.

Qiuyuan Li, Yan Jiang, Junrong Ding, Huan Li, Weidong Zhang, Hongrui Chen, Hanqiao Xu, Zhaoqiang Xia, Liang Duan, Lei Lin

2023 Li Q, Jiang Y, Ding J, et al. J Thorac Dis 2023;15(1):146.

Are chest drains routinely required after thoracic surgery? A drainology study of on-table chest-drain removals.

Ashiq Abdul Khader, Aina Pons, Abigail Palmares, Sarah Ann Booth, Chiara Proli, Paulo De Sousa, Eric Lim

2023 Khader AA, Pons A, Palmares A, Booth S, Proli C, De Sousa P, Lim E. JTCVS open. 2023;16:960-4.

Postoperative management using a digital drainage system for massive air leakage after pulmonary resection.

Takuya Ueda, Kazuya Takamochi, Aritoshi Hattori, Mariko Fukui, Takeshi Matsunaga, Kenji Suzuki

2023 Ueda T, et al. Surg Today 2023: 1-8.

Evaluation of the Efficacy of a Digital Chest Drainage System in Traumatic Pneumothorax.

Shiva Thakur, Nitin Kumar Kashyap, Gaind Saurabh, Pranay Mehsare

2023 Thakur S, Kashyap NK, Saurabh G, et al. Cureus. 2023;15(6).

Use of a Digital Air Leak Detection Device to Decrease Chest Tube Duration.

Carla Patel, Susan D. Ruppert, Hue Cao, Cheryl Fraser, TaCharra Laury, Ara Vaporciyan

2023 Patel C., Ruppert SD, Cao H, Fraser C, Laury T, & Vaporciyan A. Crit Care Nurse 2023;43(6):11-21.

Benefits of using digital thoracic drainage systems for post-operative treatment in pediatric populations

Simone Frediani, Giorgia Romano Valerio Pardi, Ivan Pietro Aloi, Arianna Bertocchini 1, Antonella Accinni, Angelo Zarfati, Alessandro Inserra

2023 Frediani S, Romano G, Pardi V, Aloi IP, Bertocchini A, Accinni A, Zarfati A, Inserra A. Front Pediatr 2023;11:1280834.

Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery with Bullectomy and Partial Pleurectomy versus Chest Tube Drainage for Treatment of Secondary Spontaneous Pneumothorax

Stephen Fung, Marius Kivilis, Andreas Krieg, Anja Schauer, Alexander Rehders, Levent Dizdar, Wolfram-Trudo Knoefel

2022 Fung S, Kivilis M, Krieg A, et al. Medicina 2022;58(3):354.

The validation of chest tube management after lung resection surgery using a random forest classifier.

William Klement, Sebastien Gilbert, Virginia F. Resende, Donna E. Maziak, Andrew J. E. Seely, Farid M. Shamji, Sudhir R. Sundaresan, Patrick J. Villeneuve, Nathalie Japkowicz

2022 Klement W, Gilbert S, Resende VF, et al. IJDNS 2022;13(3):251-63.

Promising effects of digital chest tube drainage system for pulmonary resection: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.

Po-Chih Chang , Kai-Hua Chen, Hong-Jie Jhou, Cho-Hao Lee, Shah-Hwa Chou, Po-Huang Chen, Ting-Wei Chang

2022 Chang PC, Chen, KH, Jhou HJ, et al. J Pers Med 2022;12(4):512.

Application of ERAS Protocol after VATS surgery for chronic empyema in immunocompromised patients.

Beatrice Leonardi , Caterina Sagnelli , Alfonso Fiorelli , Francesco Leone, Rosa Mirra, Davide Gerardo Pica , Vincenzo Di Filippo, Francesca Capasso, Gaetana Messina, Giovanni Vicidomini, Antonello Sica, and Mario Santini

2022 Leonardi B, Sagnelli C, Fiorelli A, et al. Healthcare (Basel) 2022;10(4):635).

The impact of an enhanced recovery after surgery pathway for video-assisted and robotic-assisted lobectomy on surgical outcomes and costs.

Shiwei Han, Simo Du, Christina Jander, Madhan Kuppusamy, Joel Sternbach, Donald E. Low & Michal Hubka

2022 Han S, Du S, Jander C, et al. J Robotic Surg 2023;17(3):1039-48.

-8 cm H2O, the new paradigm in chest drain management following thoracoscopic lung resection?

Nima Yaftian, Benjamin Dunne, Isabelle Ferrari and Phillip Antippa

2022 Yaftian N, Dunne B, Ferrari I, et al. ANZ J Surg 2022;92(5):1056-9.

Discharging patients by postoperative day one after robotic anatomic pulmonary resection.

Travis C.Geraci, Stephanie H.Chang, Stacey Chen, Dana Ferrari-Light, Robert J.Cerfolio

2022 Geraci TC, Chang SH, Chen S, Ferrari-Light D, Cerfolio RJ. Ann Thorac Surg 2022;114(1):234-40.

Initial Experience of Digital Air Leak Quantification in Interventional Radiology.

Jean Izaaryene, Michael Dassa, Bastien Orsini, Pierre Gach, Marjorie Ferre, Louis Stoffaes, Werner Schönenberger, Gilles Piana

2022 Izaaryene J, Dassa M, Orsini B et al. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 2022;45:1750–1754. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00270-022-03190-3

Digital thoracic drainage system: a new tool for pediatric thoracic surgery.

Sofia Vasconcelos-Castro, Mariana Borges-Dias, Miguel Soares-Oliveira

2022 Vasconcelos-Castro S, Borges-Dias M, Soares-Oliveira M. Port Cir Cardiotorac Vasc Surg 2022;29(4):21-5.

Comparison of clinical utility between digital and analog drainage systems in patients with spontaneous pneumothorax.

Shota Yagi, Hideki Miwa, Masato Kono, Shin Ikeda, Tomo Tsunoda, Ryutaro Hirama, Masayuki Watanuki, Yuiko Oshima, Akari Tsutsumi, Yoshihiro Miki, Dai Hashimoto, Hidenori Nakamura

2022 Yagi S, Miwa H, Kono M, et al. Resp Investig 2022;60(6):840-6.

Ambulant treatment with a digital chest tube for prolonged air leak is safe and effective.

Lars Dinjens, Wytze S. de Boer, Jos A. Stigt

2021 Dinjens L, de Boer WS, Stigt JA. J Thorac Dis 2021;13(12):6810.

Low suction on digital drainage devices promptly improves post-operative air leaks following lung resection operations.

Suguru Mitsui, Shunsuke Tauchi, Takahiro Uchida, Hisashi Ohnishi, Toshio Shimokawa and Satoshi Tobe

2021 Mitsui S, Tauchi S, Uchida T, et al. J Cardiothorac Surg 2021;16:1-7.

What is the optimal level of suction on digital chest drainage devices following pulmonary lobectomy?

Marlene Fromm Sørensen, Bo Laksafoss Holbek, Rene Horsleben Petersen and Thomas Decker Christensen

2021 Sørensen MF, Holbek BL, Petersen RH, Christensen TD. Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2021;32(6):938-41.

Usefulness of monitoring intrapleural pressure with digital chest drainage system for the management of air leakage after lung resection.

Daisuke Eriguchi, Hiroyuki Ito, Takuya Nagashima, Hiroyuki Adachi, Joji Samejima, Daiji Nemoto, Haruhiko Nakayama and Norihiko Ikeda

2021 Eriguchi D, Ito H, Nagashima T, et al. Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2021; doi:10.1093/icvts/ivab122.

Early postoperative day 0 chest tube removal using a digital drainage device protocol after thoracoscopic major pulmonary resection.

Karel Pfeuty and Bernard Lenot

2020 Pfeuty K, Lenot B. Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2020; doi:10.1093/icvts/ivaa170.

Safety and efﬁcacy of digital chest drainage units compared to conventional chest drainage units in cardiac surgery.

Saha S, Hofmann S, Jebran AF, Waezi N, Kutschka I, Friedrich MG

2020 Saha S, Hofmann S, Jebran AF, et al. Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2020; doi:10.1093/icvts/ivaa049.

Novel, digital, chest drainage system in cardiac surgery.

Luca Barozzi, Livio San Biagio, Matteo Meneguzzi, Delphine S. Courvoisier, Beat H. Walpoth, Giuseppe Faggian

2020 Barozzi L, Biagio LS, Meneguzzi M, et al. J Card Surg. 2020;35:1492–1497.

Use of Thopaz in patients of empyema thoracis undergoing decortication.

Mohd Shahnawaz Alam, Mohd Azam Haseen, Mohd Aslam, Mohd Hanif Beg

2020 Alam MS, Haseen, MA, Aslam M, et al. Lung India 2020;(37):511–517.

Is tubeless uniportal video-assisted thoracic surgery for pulmonary wedge resection a safe procedure?

Chao-Yu Liu, Po-KueiHsu, Ka-I Leongb, Chien-Kun Ting and Mei-Yung Tsou

2020 Liu CY, Hsu PK, Leong KI, et al. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2020;58(Supplement_1):i70-6.

Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery management of primary spontaneous pneumothorax.

Harsh Vardhan Puri, Belal Bin Asaf, Mohan Venkatesh Pulle, Sukhram Bishnoi, Arvind Kumar

2020 Puri HV, Asaf BB, Pulle MV, et al. Lung India 2021;38(1):36-40.

What is the allowed volume threshold for chest tube removal after lobectomy?

Nozomu Motono, Shun Iwai, Aika Funasaki, Atsushi Sekimura, Katsuo Usuda, Hidetaka Uramoto

2019 Motono N, Iwai S, Funasaki A, et al. Ann Med Surg 2019;43:29-32.

The effects of low suction on digital drainage devices after lobectomy using video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery.

Holbek BL, Christensen M, Hansen HJ, Kehlet H, Petersen RH.

2019 Holbek BL, Christensen M, Hansen HJ, et al. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2019;55:673-81.

The influence of suction on chest drain duration after lobectomy using electronic chest drainage.

Marike Lijkendijk, Peter B.Licht, Kirsten Neckelmann

2019 Lijkendijk M, Licht PB, Neckelmann K. Ann Thorac Surg 2019;107(6):1621-5.

Predicting outcomes in primary spontaneous pneumothorax using air leak measurements.

Rob J Hallifax, Magda Laskawiec-Szkonter, Najib M Rahman

2019 Hallifax RJ, Laskawiec-Szkonter M, Rahman NM. Thorax 2019;74:410–412.

How should we manage the chest drainage after a video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery lobectomy?

Pier Luigi Filosso, Francesco Guerrera, Paolo Olivo Lausi, Enrico Ruffini

2019 Filosso PL, Guerrera F, Lausi PO, et al. J Thorac Dis 2019;11(6):2212.

Digital thoracic drainage: a new system to monitor air leaks in pediatric population.

Laura Pérez-Egido, María Antonia, García-Casillasa, Isabel Simal, María Fanjul, Agustin Cañizo, Julio A.Cerdá, Beatriz Fernandez, Manuel de la Torre, Javier Ordoñez, Juan Carlos de Agustina

2019 Pérez-Egido L, García-Casillas MA, Simal I, et al. J Pediatr Surg 2019;54(4):693-695,

Digital chest drainage system versus traditional chest drainage system after pulmonary resection.

Hong Wang, Wenbin Hu, Liang Ma and Yiran Zhang

2019 Wang H, Hu W, Ma L, et al. J Cardiothorac Surg 2019;14:1-6.

The benefits of digital drainage system versus traditional drainage system after robotic-assisted pulmonary lobectomy.

Kristina Jacobsen, Steven Talbert, and Joseph H. Boyer

2019 Jacobsen K, Talbert S, Boyer JH. J Thorac Dis 2019;11(12):5328–5335.

Air leak management program with digital drainage reduces length of stay after lobectomy.

Jessica M. Mayor, Donald R. Lazarus, Roberto F. Casal, Shuab Omer, Ourania Preventza, Katherine Simpson, Ernesto Jimenez, and Lorraine D. Cornwell

2018 Mayor JM, Lazarus DR, Casal RF, et al. Ann Thorac Surg 2018;106(6):1647-53.

Air leak pattern shown by digital chest drainage system predict prolonged air leakage after pulmonary resection for patients with lung cancer.

Yasushi Shintani, Soichiro Funaki, Naoko Ose, Tomohiro Kawamura, Ryu Kanzaki, Masato Minami, Meinoshin Okumura,br>
2018 Shintani Y, Funaki S, Ose N, et al. J Thorac Dis 2018;10(6):3714.

Guidelines for enhanced recovery after lung surgery: recommendations of the Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERASVR). Society and the European Society of Thoracic Surgeons (ESTS)

Timothy J.P. Batchelor, Neil J. Rasburn, Etienne Abdelnour-Berchtold, Alessandro Brunelli, Robert J. Cerfolio, Michel Gonzalez, Olle Ljungqvist, Rene´ H. Petersen, Wanda M. Popescu, Peter D. Slingeri and Babu Naidu

2019 Batchelor TJP, Rasburn NJ, Abdelnour-Berchtold E, et al. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2019;55:91–115.

Thopaz⁺ portable digital system for managing chest drains: A NICE Medical Technology Guidance.

Dr James Evans, Dr Alistair Ray, Dr Helen Morgan, Megan Dale and Dr Grace Carolan-Rees

2018 Evans JM, Ray A, Dale M, et al. Appl Health Econ Health Policy 2019;17(3):285–94.

National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (2018) Thopaz⁺ portable digital system for managing chest drains (Medical technologies guidance [MTG37]). Updated 2022.

Dimmock, Paul; Dillon, Bernice; Long Jae

2018 National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (2018) Available at Information for the public MTG37| Thopaz+ portable digital system for managing chest drains | Guidance | NICE

Forecasting pulmonary air leak duration following lung surgery using transpleural airflow data from a digital pleural drainage device.

Ching Yeung, Mohsen Ghazel, Daniel French, Nathalie Japkowicz, Bram Gottlieb,Donna Maziak, Andrew J. E. Seely, Farid Shamji, Sudhir Sundaresan, Patrick James Villeneuve, and Sebastien Gilbert

2017 Yeung C, Ghazel M, French D. J Thorac Dis 2018; 10(Suppl 32): S3747–S3754.

Chest drainage systems and management of air leaks after a pulmonary resection.

Kristina Baringer, Steve Talbert

2017 Baringer K, Talbert S. J Thorac Dis 2017;9(12):5399.

Utility of objective chest tube management after pulmonary resection using a digital drainage system.

Kazuya Takamochi, Kota Imashimizu, Mariko Fukui, Tatsuo Maeyashiki, Mikiko Suzuki, Takuya Ueda, Hironori Matsuzawa, Shunki Hirayama, Takeshi Matsunaga, Shiaki Oh, and Kenji Suzuki

2017 Takamochi K, Imashimizu K, Fukui M, et al. Ann Thorac Surg 2017;104(1):275-83.

Evaluation of a digital drainage system (Thopaz) in over 250 cases at a single site.

Hiromasa Arai, Michihiko Tajiri, Yohei Kameda, Kimihisa Shiino, Kohei Ando, Koji Okudela, Munetaka Masuda

2017 Arai H, Tajiri M, Kameda Y, et al. Clin Respir J 2018;12(4):1454-9.

Adherence to a clinical pathway for video-assisted thoracic surgery: predictors and clinical importance.

Sihoe AD, Yu PS, Kam TH, Lee SY, Liu X.

2016 Sihoe A, Yu P, Lee K, Liu X. Innovations 2016;11:179–86.

Clinical pathway for thoracic surgery in an Italian centre.

Refai M, Salati M, Tiberi M, Sabbatini A, Gentili P.

2016 Refai M, Salati M, Tiberi M, et al. J Thorac Dis 2016;8:S23-8.

Recurrent air leak soon after pulmonary lobectomy: an analysis based on an electronic airflow evaluation.

Cecilia Pompili, Michele Salati, Majed Refai, Francesco Xiumé, Armando Sabbatini, Michela Tiberi, Inez Cregan and Alessandro Brunelli

2016 Pompili C, Salati M, Refai M, et al. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2016;49:1091–4.

Management of prolonged pulmonary air leaks with endobronchial valve placement.

Bakhos C, Doelken P, Pupovac S, Ata A, Fabian T.

2016 Bakhos C, Doelken P, Pupovac S, et al. JSLS 2016;20: e2016.00055.

Advances in chest drain management in thoracic disease.

George RS, Papagiannopoulos K.

2016 George RS, Papagiannopoulos K. J Thorac Dis 2016;8:S55-64.

Effective Management of Persistent Pneumothorax Using a Thopaz Digital Drainage System Combined with an Endobronchial Watanabe Spigot.

Shiroyama T, Okamoto N, Tamiya M, Hamaguchi M, Tanaka A, Nishida T, Hayama M, Nishihara T, Morishita N, Suzuki H, Hirashima T.

2016 Shiroyama T, Okamoto N, Tamiya M, et al. Intern Med 2016;55:663-5.

An initial experience with a digital drainage system during the postoperative period of pediatric thoracic surgery.

Altair da Silva Costa Jr, Thiago Bachichi, Caio Holanda, Luiz Augusto Lucas Martins De Rizzo

2016 Costa Jr AD, Bachichi T, Holanda C, Rizzo LA. J Bras Pneumol 2016;42:444-6.

Clinical pathway for thoracic surgery in the United States.

Benjamin Wei, Robert J. Cerfolio

2016 Wei B, Cerfolio RJ. J Thorac Dis. 2016;8:S29eS36.

Digital drainage system reduces hospitalization after video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery lung resection.

Daniel L. Miller, Gerald A. Helms, William R. Mayfield

2016 Miller DL, Helms GA, Mayfield WR. Ann Thorac Surg 2016;102:955-61.

Determining optimal fluid and air leak cut off values for chest drain management in general thoracic surgery.

Mesa-Guzman M, Periklis P, Niwaz Z, Socci L, Raubenheimer H, Adams B, Gurung L, Uzzaman M, Lim E.

2015 Mesa-Guzman M, Periklis P, Niwaz Z, et al. J Thorac Dis 2015;7:2053-7.

Postoperative inspiratory muscle training in addition to breathing exercises and early mobilization improves oxygenation in high-risk patients after lung cancer surgery.

Brocki BC, Andreasen JJ, Langer D, Souza DS, Westerdahl E

2015 Brocki BC, Andreasen JJ, Langer D, et al. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2016;49:1483-91.

The Role of Ultrasound and Air Leak Measurement in Assessing Lung Expansion after Thoracic Surgery.

Abraham Chavarín, Laureano Molins, Jose M. Mier, Juan J. Fibla, Cristina Izquierdo-Vidal, Cristina Simon, Angela Guirao, Jorge Hernandez

2015 Chavarín A., Molins L., Mier J.M., et al. Surgical Science 2015;6:352-357.

An aggregate score to predict the risk of large pleural effusion after pulmonary lobectomy.

Ralitsa Hristova, Cecilia Pompili, Sofina Begum, Michele Salati, Manos Kefaloyannis, Vasileios Tentzeris, Kostas Papagiannopoulos and Alessandro Brunelli

2015 Hristova R, Pompili C, Begum S, et al. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2015;48(1):72-6.

Extraanatomical VATS lung resection: the outpatient experience with the aid of a digital chest drain device.

Cafarotti S, Cusumano G, Giuliani M, Matarelli E, Carboni GL, Schneiter D, Dutly AE; Pneumoclub Ticino CH.

2015 Cafarotti S, Cusumano G, Giuliani M, et al. Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 2015;19:3850-4.

Digital versus analogue pleural drainage phase 1: prospective evaluation of interobserver reliability in the assessment of pulmonary air leaks.

Anna L. McGuire,William Petrcich, Donna E. Maziak, Farid M. Shamji, Sudhir R. Sundaresan, Andrew J.E. Seely and Sebastien Gilbert
2015 McGuire AL, Petrcich W, Maziak DE, et al. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg 2015;21:403-7.

Electronic versus traditional chest tube drainage following lobectomy.

Lijkendijk M, Licht PB, Neckelmann K.

2015 Lijkendijk M, Licht PB, Neckelmann K. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2015;48:893–8.

Rescue therapy using an endobronchial valve and digital air leak monitoring in invasive pulmonary aspergillosis.

Tsim S, Paton L, Nicholson F, Blyth KG.

2014 Tsim S, Paton L, Nicholson F, et al. Respir Med Case Rep. 2014;14:27–9.

Bronchial valve treatment for pulmonary air leak after anatomical lung resection for cancer.

Christophe A. Dooms, Herbert Decaluwe, Jonas Yserbyt, Paul De Leyn, Dirk Van Raemdonck and Vincent Ninane

2014 Dooms CA, Decaluwe H, Yserbyt J, et al. Eur Respir J 2014;43(4):1142-8.

A pilot study of a digital drainage system in pneumothorax.

Georgia Tunnicliffe, Adrian Draper

2014 Tunnicliffe G, Draper A. BMJ Open Resp Res 2014;1(1):e000033.

Efficacy assessment of the drainage with permanent airflow measurement in the treatment of pneumothorax with air leak.

Jablonski, S., M. Brocki, M. Wawrzycki, J. A. Smigielski, and M. Kozakiewicz

2014 Jablonski S, Brocki M, Wawrzycki M, et al. Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2014;62:509–15.

Multicenter international randomized comparison of objective and subjective outcomes between electronic and traditional chest drainage systems.

Cecilia Pompili, Frank Detterbeck, Kostas Papagiannopoulos, Alan Sihoe, Kostas Vachlas, Mark W. Maxfield, Henry C. Lim, and Alessandro Brunelli

2014 Pompili C, Detterbeck F, Papagiannopoulos K, et al. Ann Thorac Surg 2014;98:490–6.

Regulated tailored suction vs regulated seal: a prospective randomized trial on air leak duration.

Alessandro Brunelli, Michele Salati, Cecilia Pompili, Majed Refai and Armando Sabbatini

2013 Brunelli A, Salati M, Pompili C, et al Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2013;43:899–904.

The implementation of a digital chest drainage system significantly reduces complication rates after lobectomy.

Tomasz Marjański, Adam Sternau, Witold Rzyman

2013 Marjanski T, Sternau A, Rzyman W. Pol J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2013;10:133-8.

Does external pleural suction reduce prolonged air leak after lung resection?

Leo F, Duranti L, Girelli L2, Furia S, Billè A, Garofalo G, Scanagatta P2, Giovannetti R, Pastorino U

2013 Leo F, Duranti L, Girelli L, et al. Ann Thorac Surg2013;96:1234–9.

Early chest tube removal after video-assisted thoracic surgery lobectomy with serous fluid production up to 500 ml/day.

Lars S. Bjerregaard,Katrine Jensen, Rene Horsleben Petersen and Henrik Jessen Hansen

2013 Bjerregaard LS, Jensen K, Petersen RH, et al. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2014;45(2):241–246. https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezt376

Postoperative chest tube management: snapshot of German diversity.

Albert Linder, Clemens Ertner, Volker Steger, Antje Messerschmidt, Johannes Merk, Inez Cregan, Jürgen Timm and Thorsten Walles

2012 Linder A, Ertner C, Steger V, et al. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg 2012;15:622–6.

Thopaz portable suction systems in thoracic surgery: an end user assessment and feedback in a tertiary unit.

Sridhar Rathinam, Amy Bradley, Teresa Cantlin and Pala B Rajesh

2011 Rathinam S, Bradley A, Cantlin T, et al. J Cardiothorac Surg 2011;6:59.

Impact of the learning curve in the use of a novel electronic chest drainage system after pulmonary lobectomy: a case-matched analysis on the duration of chest tube usage.

Pompili, Cecilia; Brunelli, Alessandro; Salati, Michele; Refai, Majed; Sabbatini, Armando

2011 Pompili C, Brunelli A, Salati M, et al. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg 2011;13:490–3.

Consensus deﬁnitions to promote an evidence-based approach to management of the pleural space. A collaborative proposal by ESTS, AATS, STS, and GTSC.

Alessandro Brunelli,Egidio Beretta, Stephen D. Cassivi, Robert J. Cerfolio, Frank Detterbeck, Thomas Kiefer, Giuseppe Miserocchi, Joseph Shrager, Sunil Singhal, Dirk Van Raemdonck, Gonzalo Varela

2011 Brunelli A, Beretta E, Cassivi SD, et al. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2011;40:291–7.

Chest tube removal at different gas flows in prolonged air leak

Li, Xinjang; Yang, Hang; Cai, Yongsheng; Ye, Xin; Chen, Qirui; Ji, Ying; Wang, Jing; Fu, Yili; Hu, Bin; Miao, Jinbai

2024 Li X, Yang H, Cai Y, et al. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2024;65(3):ezae097.

Postoperative day 1 discharge following subxiphoid thoracoscopic anatomical lung resection

Karel Pfeuty, Dorian Rojas, Jules Iquille, Bernard Lenot

2024 Pfeuty K, Rojas D, Iquille J, Lenot B. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2024;65(6).

Zero-leak prediction during major lung resection aiming for minimal chest drainage duration

Kuniyo Sueyoshi, McAndrew Merlini, Kosuke Otsubo, Fumitsugu Kojima and Toru Bando

2024 Sueyoshi K, Merlini M, Otsubo K, et al. J Cardiothorac Surg 2024;19(1):120.

Early chest tube removal within 6 hours after thoracic surgery results in improved postoperative prognosis and no adverse effects.

Clinical outcomes and staff satisfaction after adoption of digital chest drainage system for minimally invasive lung resections.

A comparison of the short-term outcomes of simple and complex segmentectomy via uniportal video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery

Seha Ahn, Youngkyu Moon

2023 Ahn S, Moon Y. J Thorac Dis 2023;15(10):5386.

Determining optimal air leak resolution criteria when using digital pleural drainage device after lung resection.

Outcomes of chest drain management using only air leak (without fluid) criteria for removal after general thoracic surgery—a drainology study.

Conventional and digital pleural drainage systems – advantages and disadvantages.

Using continuous flow data to predict the course of air leaks after lung lobectomy.

Jaeshin Yoon, Kwanyong Hyun, Sook Whan Sung

2023 Yoon J, Hyun K, Sung SW. J Chest Surg 2023;56(3):179.

Chest tube-free video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery secured by quantitative air leak monitoring: a case series.

Qiuyuan Li, Yan Jiang, Junrong Ding, Huan Li, Weidong Zhang, Hongrui Chen, Hanqiao Xu, Zhaoqiang Xia, Liang Duan, Lei Lin

2023 Li Q, Jiang Y, Ding J, et al. J Thorac Dis 2023;15(1):146.

Are chest drains routinely required after thoracic surgery? A drainology study of on-table chest-drain removals.

Postoperative management using a digital drainage system for massive air leakage after pulmonary resection.

Takuya Ueda, Kazuya Takamochi, Aritoshi Hattori, Mariko Fukui, Takeshi Matsunaga, Kenji Suzuki

2023 Ueda T, et al. Surg Today 2023: 1-8.

Evaluation of the Efficacy of a Digital Chest Drainage System in Traumatic Pneumothorax.

Shiva Thakur, Nitin Kumar Kashyap, Gaind Saurabh, Pranay Mehsare

2023 Thakur S, Kashyap NK, Saurabh G, et al. Cureus. 2023;15(6).

Use of a Digital Air Leak Detection Device to Decrease Chest Tube Duration.

Carla Patel, Susan D. Ruppert, Hue Cao, Cheryl Fraser, TaCharra Laury, Ara Vaporciyan

2023 Patel C., Ruppert SD, Cao H, Fraser C, Laury T, & Vaporciyan A. Crit Care Nurse 2023;43(6):11-21.

Benefits of using digital thoracic drainage systems for post-operative treatment in pediatric populations

Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery with Bullectomy and Partial Pleurectomy versus Chest Tube Drainage for Treatment of Secondary Spontaneous Pneumothorax

Stephen Fung, Marius Kivilis, Andreas Krieg, Anja Schauer, Alexander Rehders, Levent Dizdar, Wolfram-Trudo Knoefel

2022 Fung S, Kivilis M, Krieg A, et al. Medicina 2022;58(3):354.

The validation of chest tube management after lung resection surgery using a random forest classifier.

Promising effects of digital chest tube drainage system for pulmonary resection: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.

Po-Chih Chang , Kai-Hua Chen, Hong-Jie Jhou, Cho-Hao Lee, Shah-Hwa Chou, Po-Huang Chen, Ting-Wei Chang

2022 Chang PC, Chen, KH, Jhou HJ, et al. J Pers Med 2022;12(4):512.

Application of ERAS Protocol after VATS surgery for chronic empyema in immunocompromised patients.

The impact of an enhanced recovery after surgery pathway for video-assisted and robotic-assisted lobectomy on surgical outcomes and costs.

Shiwei Han, Simo Du, Christina Jander, Madhan Kuppusamy, Joel Sternbach, Donald E. Low & Michal Hubka

2022 Han S, Du S, Jander C, et al. J Robotic Surg 2023;17(3):1039-48.

-8 cm H2O, the new paradigm in chest drain management following thoracoscopic lung resection?

Nima Yaftian, Benjamin Dunne, Isabelle Ferrari and Phillip Antippa

2022 Yaftian N, Dunne B, Ferrari I, et al. ANZ J Surg 2022;92(5):1056-9.

Discharging patients by postoperative day one after robotic anatomic pulmonary resection.

Travis C.Geraci, Stephanie H.Chang, Stacey Chen, Dana Ferrari-Light, Robert J.Cerfolio

2022 Geraci TC, Chang SH, Chen S, Ferrari-Light D, Cerfolio RJ. Ann Thorac Surg 2022;114(1):234-40.

Initial Experience of Digital Air Leak Quantification in Interventional Radiology.

Digital thoracic drainage system: a new tool for pediatric thoracic surgery.

Sofia Vasconcelos-Castro, Mariana Borges-Dias, Miguel Soares-Oliveira

2022 Vasconcelos-Castro S, Borges-Dias M, Soares-Oliveira M. Port Cir Cardiotorac Vasc Surg 2022;29(4):21-5.

Comparison of clinical utility between digital and analog drainage systems in patients with spontaneous pneumothorax.

Ambulant treatment with a digital chest tube for prolonged air leak is safe and effective.

Lars Dinjens, Wytze S. de Boer, Jos A. Stigt

2021 Dinjens L, de Boer WS, Stigt JA. J Thorac Dis 2021;13(12):6810.

Low suction on digital drainage devices promptly improves post-operative air leaks following lung resection operations.

Suguru Mitsui, Shunsuke Tauchi, Takahiro Uchida, Hisashi Ohnishi, Toshio Shimokawa and Satoshi Tobe

2021 Mitsui S, Tauchi S, Uchida T, et al. J Cardiothorac Surg 2021;16:1-7.

What is the optimal level of suction on digital chest drainage devices following pulmonary lobectomy?

Usefulness of monitoring intrapleural pressure with digital chest drainage system for the management of air leakage after lung resection.

Early postoperative day 0 chest tube removal using a digital drainage device protocol after thoracoscopic major pulmonary resection.

Karel Pfeuty and Bernard Lenot

2020 Pfeuty K, Lenot B. Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2020; doi:10.1093/icvts/ivaa170.

Safety and efﬁcacy of digital chest drainage units compared to conventional chest drainage units in cardiac surgery.

Saha S, Hofmann S, Jebran AF, Waezi N, Kutschka I, Friedrich MG

2020 Saha S, Hofmann S, Jebran AF, et al. Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2020; doi:10.1093/icvts/ivaa049.

Novel, digital, chest drainage system in cardiac surgery.

Luca Barozzi, Livio San Biagio, Matteo Meneguzzi, Delphine S. Courvoisier, Beat H. Walpoth, Giuseppe Faggian

2020 Barozzi L, Biagio LS, Meneguzzi M, et al. J Card Surg. 2020;35:1492–1497.

Use of Thopaz in patients of empyema thoracis undergoing decortication.

Mohd Shahnawaz Alam, Mohd Azam Haseen, Mohd Aslam, Mohd Hanif Beg

2020 Alam MS, Haseen, MA, Aslam M, et al. Lung India 2020;(37):511–517.

Is tubeless uniportal video-assisted thoracic surgery for pulmonary wedge resection a safe procedure?

Chao-Yu Liu, Po-KueiHsu, Ka-I Leongb, Chien-Kun Ting and Mei-Yung Tsou

2020 Liu CY, Hsu PK, Leong KI, et al. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2020;58(Supplement_1):i70-6.

Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery management of primary spontaneous pneumothorax.

Harsh Vardhan Puri, Belal Bin Asaf, Mohan Venkatesh Pulle, Sukhram Bishnoi, Arvind Kumar

2020 Puri HV, Asaf BB, Pulle MV, et al. Lung India 2021;38(1):36-40.

What is the allowed volume threshold for chest tube removal after lobectomy?

Nozomu Motono, Shun Iwai, Aika Funasaki, Atsushi Sekimura, Katsuo Usuda, Hidetaka Uramoto

2019 Motono N, Iwai S, Funasaki A, et al. Ann Med Surg 2019;43:29-32.

The effects of low suction on digital drainage devices after lobectomy using video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery.

Holbek BL, Christensen M, Hansen HJ, Kehlet H, Petersen RH.

2019 Holbek BL, Christensen M, Hansen HJ, et al. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2019;55:673-81.

The influence of suction on chest drain duration after lobectomy using electronic chest drainage.

Marike Lijkendijk, Peter B.Licht, Kirsten Neckelmann

2019 Lijkendijk M, Licht PB, Neckelmann K. Ann Thorac Surg 2019;107(6):1621-5.

Predicting outcomes in primary spontaneous pneumothorax using air leak measurements.

Rob J Hallifax, Magda Laskawiec-Szkonter, Najib M Rahman

2019 Hallifax RJ, Laskawiec-Szkonter M, Rahman NM. Thorax 2019;74:410–412.

How should we manage the chest drainage after a video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery lobectomy?

Pier Luigi Filosso, Francesco Guerrera, Paolo Olivo Lausi, Enrico Ruffini

2019 Filosso PL, Guerrera F, Lausi PO, et al. J Thorac Dis 2019;11(6):2212.

Digital thoracic drainage: a new system to monitor air leaks in pediatric population.

Digital chest drainage system versus traditional chest drainage system after pulmonary resection.

Hong Wang, Wenbin Hu, Liang Ma and Yiran Zhang

2019 Wang H, Hu W, Ma L, et al. J Cardiothorac Surg 2019;14:1-6.

The benefits of digital drainage system versus traditional drainage system after robotic-assisted pulmonary lobectomy.

Kristina Jacobsen, Steven Talbert, and Joseph H. Boyer

2019 Jacobsen K, Talbert S, Boyer JH. J Thorac Dis 2019;11(12):5328–5335.

Air leak management program with digital drainage reduces length of stay after lobectomy.

Air leak pattern shown by digital chest drainage system predict prolonged air leakage after pulmonary resection for patients with lung cancer.

Yasushi Shintani, Soichiro Funaki, Naoko Ose, Tomohiro Kawamura, Ryu Kanzaki, Masato Minami, Meinoshin Okumura,br>
2018 Shintani Y, Funaki S, Ose N, et al. J Thorac Dis 2018;10(6):3714.

Guidelines for enhanced recovery after lung surgery: recommendations of the Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERASVR). Society and the European Society of Thoracic Surgeons (ESTS)

Thopaz⁺ portable digital system for managing chest drains: A NICE Medical Technology Guidance.

Dr James Evans, Dr Alistair Ray, Dr Helen Morgan, Megan Dale and Dr Grace Carolan-Rees

2018 Evans JM, Ray A, Dale M, et al. Appl Health Econ Health Policy 2019;17(3):285–94.

National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (2018) Thopaz⁺ portable digital system for managing chest drains (Medical technologies guidance [MTG37]). Updated 2022.

Forecasting pulmonary air leak duration following lung surgery using transpleural airflow data from a digital pleural drainage device.

Chest drainage systems and management of air leaks after a pulmonary resection.

Kristina Baringer, Steve Talbert

2017 Baringer K, Talbert S. J Thorac Dis 2017;9(12):5399.

Utility of objective chest tube management after pulmonary resection using a digital drainage system.

Evaluation of a digital drainage system (Thopaz) in over 250 cases at a single site.

Hiromasa Arai, Michihiko Tajiri, Yohei Kameda, Kimihisa Shiino, Kohei Ando, Koji Okudela, Munetaka Masuda

2017 Arai H, Tajiri M, Kameda Y, et al. Clin Respir J 2018;12(4):1454-9.

Adherence to a clinical pathway for video-assisted thoracic surgery: predictors and clinical importance.

Sihoe AD, Yu PS, Kam TH, Lee SY, Liu X.

2016 Sihoe A, Yu P, Lee K, Liu X. Innovations 2016;11:179–86.

Clinical pathway for thoracic surgery in an Italian centre.

Refai M, Salati M, Tiberi M, Sabbatini A, Gentili P.

2016 Refai M, Salati M, Tiberi M, et al. J Thorac Dis 2016;8:S23-8.

Recurrent air leak soon after pulmonary lobectomy: an analysis based on an electronic airflow evaluation.

Management of prolonged pulmonary air leaks with endobronchial valve placement.

Bakhos C, Doelken P, Pupovac S, Ata A, Fabian T.

2016 Bakhos C, Doelken P, Pupovac S, et al. JSLS 2016;20: e2016.00055.

Advances in chest drain management in thoracic disease.

George RS, Papagiannopoulos K.

2016 George RS, Papagiannopoulos K. J Thorac Dis 2016;8:S55-64.

Effective Management of Persistent Pneumothorax Using a Thopaz Digital Drainage System Combined with an Endobronchial Watanabe Spigot.

Shiroyama T, Okamoto N, Tamiya M, Hamaguchi M, Tanaka A, Nishida T, Hayama M, Nishihara T, Morishita N, Suzuki H, Hirashima T.

2016 Shiroyama T, Okamoto N, Tamiya M, et al. Intern Med 2016;55:663-5.

An initial experience with a digital drainage system during the postoperative period of pediatric thoracic surgery.

Altair da Silva Costa Jr, Thiago Bachichi, Caio Holanda, Luiz Augusto Lucas Martins De Rizzo

2016 Costa Jr AD, Bachichi T, Holanda C, Rizzo LA. J Bras Pneumol 2016;42:444-6.

Clinical pathway for thoracic surgery in the United States.

Benjamin Wei, Robert J. Cerfolio

2016 Wei B, Cerfolio RJ. J Thorac Dis. 2016;8:S29eS36.

Digital drainage system reduces hospitalization after video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery lung resection.

Daniel L. Miller, Gerald A. Helms, William R. Mayfield

2016 Miller DL, Helms GA, Mayfield WR. Ann Thorac Surg 2016;102:955-61.

Determining optimal fluid and air leak cut off values for chest drain management in general thoracic surgery.

Mesa-Guzman M, Periklis P, Niwaz Z, Socci L, Raubenheimer H, Adams B, Gurung L, Uzzaman M, Lim E.

2015 Mesa-Guzman M, Periklis P, Niwaz Z, et al. J Thorac Dis 2015;7:2053-7.

Postoperative inspiratory muscle training in addition to breathing exercises and early mobilization improves oxygenation in high-risk patients after lung cancer surgery.

Brocki BC, Andreasen JJ, Langer D, Souza DS, Westerdahl E

2015 Brocki BC, Andreasen JJ, Langer D, et al. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2016;49:1483-91.

The Role of Ultrasound and Air Leak Measurement in Assessing Lung Expansion after Thoracic Surgery.

An aggregate score to predict the risk of large pleural effusion after pulmonary lobectomy.

Extraanatomical VATS lung resection: the outpatient experience with the aid of a digital chest drain device.

Cafarotti S, Cusumano G, Giuliani M, Matarelli E, Carboni GL, Schneiter D, Dutly AE; Pneumoclub Ticino CH.

2015 Cafarotti S, Cusumano G, Giuliani M, et al. Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 2015;19:3850-4.

Digital versus analogue pleural drainage phase 1: prospective evaluation of interobserver reliability in the assessment of pulmonary air leaks.

Electronic versus traditional chest tube drainage following lobectomy.

Lijkendijk M, Licht PB, Neckelmann K.

2015 Lijkendijk M, Licht PB, Neckelmann K. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2015;48:893–8.

Rescue therapy using an endobronchial valve and digital air leak monitoring in invasive pulmonary aspergillosis.

Tsim S, Paton L, Nicholson F, Blyth KG.

2014 Tsim S, Paton L, Nicholson F, et al. Respir Med Case Rep. 2014;14:27–9.

Bronchial valve treatment for pulmonary air leak after anatomical lung resection for cancer.

Christophe A. Dooms, Herbert Decaluwe, Jonas Yserbyt, Paul De Leyn, Dirk Van Raemdonck and Vincent Ninane

2014 Dooms CA, Decaluwe H, Yserbyt J, et al. Eur Respir J 2014;43(4):1142-8.

A pilot study of a digital drainage system in pneumothorax.

Georgia Tunnicliffe, Adrian Draper

2014 Tunnicliffe G, Draper A. BMJ Open Resp Res 2014;1(1):e000033.

Efficacy assessment of the drainage with permanent airflow measurement in the treatment of pneumothorax with air leak.

Jablonski, S., M. Brocki, M. Wawrzycki, J. A. Smigielski, and M. Kozakiewicz

2014 Jablonski S, Brocki M, Wawrzycki M, et al. Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2014;62:509–15.

Multicenter international randomized comparison of objective and subjective outcomes between electronic and traditional chest drainage systems.

Regulated tailored suction vs regulated seal: a prospective randomized trial on air leak duration.

Alessandro Brunelli, Michele Salati, Cecilia Pompili, Majed Refai and Armando Sabbatini

2013 Brunelli A, Salati M, Pompili C, et al Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2013;43:899–904.

The implementation of a digital chest drainage system significantly reduces complication rates after lobectomy.

Tomasz Marjański, Adam Sternau, Witold Rzyman

2013 Marjanski T, Sternau A, Rzyman W. Pol J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2013;10:133-8.

Does external pleural suction reduce prolonged air leak after lung resection?

Leo F, Duranti L, Girelli L2, Furia S, Billè A, Garofalo G, Scanagatta P2, Giovannetti R, Pastorino U

2013 Leo F, Duranti L, Girelli L, et al. Ann Thorac Surg2013;96:1234–9.

Early chest tube removal after video-assisted thoracic surgery lobectomy with serous fluid production up to 500 ml/day.

Postoperative chest tube management: snapshot of German diversity.

Thopaz portable suction systems in thoracic surgery: an end user assessment and feedback in a tertiary unit.

Sridhar Rathinam, Amy Bradley, Teresa Cantlin and Pala B Rajesh

2011 Rathinam S, Bradley A, Cantlin T, et al. J Cardiothorac Surg 2011;6:59.

Impact of the learning curve in the use of a novel electronic chest drainage system after pulmonary lobectomy: a case-matched analysis on the duration of chest tube usage.

Pompili, Cecilia; Brunelli, Alessandro; Salati, Michele; Refai, Majed; Sabbatini, Armando

2011 Pompili C, Brunelli A, Salati M, et al. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg 2011;13:490–3.

Clinical Publications

Cardiac application

Drainology: Leveraging research in chest-drain management to enhance recovery after cardiothoracic surgery.

Early experience with the Thopaz+ chest drainage system–is this a new era in the management of post-cardiotomy bleeding?

Clinical efficacy of digital chest drainage system in cardiac valve surgery.

Safety and efﬁcacy of digital chest drainage units compared to conventional chest drainage units in cardiac surgery.

Novel, digital, chest drainage system in cardiac surgery.

Reduction of drainage-associated complications in cardiac surgery with a digital drainage system.

Drainology: Leveraging research in chest-drain management to enhance recovery after cardiothoracic surgery.

Early experience with the Thopaz+ chest drainage system–is this a new era in the management of post-cardiotomy bleeding?

Clinical efficacy of digital chest drainage system in cardiac valve surgery.

Safety and efﬁcacy of digital chest drainage units compared to conventional chest drainage units in cardiac surgery.

Novel, digital, chest drainage system in cardiac surgery.

Reduction of drainage-associated complications in cardiac surgery with a digital drainage system.

Paediatric application

Benefits of using digital thoracic drainage systems for post-operative treatment in pediatric populations

Digital thoracic drainage system: a new tool for pediatric thoracic surgery.

Use of Thopaz in patients of empyema thoracis undergoing decortication.

Digital thoracic drainage: a new system to monitor air leaks in pediatric population.

An initial experience with a digital drainage system during the postoperative period of pediatric thoracic surgery.

Benefits of using digital thoracic drainage systems for post-operative treatment in pediatric populations

Digital thoracic drainage system: a new tool for pediatric thoracic surgery.

Use of Thopaz in patients of empyema thoracis undergoing decortication.

Digital thoracic drainage: a new system to monitor air leaks in pediatric population.

An initial experience with a digital drainage system during the postoperative period of pediatric thoracic surgery.

Lung-related application

Chest tube removal at different gas flows in prolonged air leak

Postoperative day 1 discharge following subxiphoid thoracoscopic anatomical lung resection

Zero-leak prediction during major lung resection aiming for minimal chest drainage duration

Early chest tube removal within 6 hours after thoracic surgery results in improved postoperative prognosis and no adverse effects.

Clinical outcomes and staff satisfaction after adoption of digital chest drainage system for minimally invasive lung resections.

A comparison of the short-term outcomes of simple and complex segmentectomy via uniportal video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery

Determining optimal air leak resolution criteria when using digital pleural drainage device after lung resection.

Outcomes of chest drain management using only air leak (without fluid) criteria for removal after general thoracic surgery—a drainology study.

Conventional and digital pleural drainage systems – advantages and disadvantages.

Intraoperative prevention and conservative management of postoperative prolonged air leak after lung resection.

Using continuous flow data to predict the course of air leaks after lung lobectomy.

Enhanced recovery after surgery and chest tube management.

Chest tube-free video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery secured by quantitative air leak monitoring: a case series.

Are chest drains routinely required after thoracic surgery? A drainology study of on-table chest-drain removals.

Postoperative management using a digital drainage system for massive air leakage after pulmonary resection.

Evaluation of the Efficacy of a Digital Chest Drainage System in Traumatic Pneumothorax.

Use of a Digital Air Leak Detection Device to Decrease Chest Tube Duration.

Benefits of using digital thoracic drainage systems for post-operative treatment in pediatric populations

Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery with Bullectomy and Partial Pleurectomy versus Chest Tube Drainage for Treatment of Secondary Spontaneous Pneumothorax

The validation of chest tube management after lung resection surgery using a random forest classifier.

Promising effects of digital chest tube drainage system for pulmonary resection: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.

Application of ERAS Protocol after VATS surgery for chronic empyema in immunocompromised patients.

The impact of an enhanced recovery after surgery pathway for video-assisted and robotic-assisted lobectomy on surgical outcomes and costs.

-8 cm H2O, the new paradigm in chest drain management following thoracoscopic lung resection?

Discharging patients by postoperative day one after robotic anatomic pulmonary resection.

Initial Experience of Digital Air Leak Quantification in Interventional Radiology.

Digital thoracic drainage system: a new tool for pediatric thoracic surgery.

Comparison of clinical utility between digital and analog drainage systems in patients with spontaneous pneumothorax.

Ambulant treatment with a digital chest tube for prolonged air leak is safe and effective.

Low suction on digital drainage devices promptly improves post-operative air leaks following lung resection operations.

What is the optimal level of suction on digital chest drainage devices following pulmonary lobectomy?

Usefulness of monitoring intrapleural pressure with digital chest drainage system for the management of air leakage after lung resection.

Impact of compliance with components of an ERAS pathway on the outcomes of anatomic VATS pulmonary resections.

Early postoperative day 0 chest tube removal using a digital drainage device protocol after thoracoscopic major pulmonary resection.

Digital versus analogue chest drainage system in patients with primary spontaneous pneumothorax.

Use of Thopaz in patients of empyema thoracis undergoing decortication.

Is tubeless uniportal video-assisted thoracic surgery for pulmonary wedge resection a safe procedure?

Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery management of primary spontaneous pneumothorax.

What is the allowed volume threshold for chest tube removal after lobectomy?

The effects of low suction on digital drainage devices after lobectomy using video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery.

The influence of suction on chest drain duration after lobectomy using electronic chest drainage.

Predicting outcomes in primary spontaneous pneumothorax using air leak measurements.

How should we manage the chest drainage after a video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery lobectomy?

A surgical perspective of ERAS guidelines in thoracic surgery.

Digital thoracic drainage: a new system to monitor air leaks in pediatric population.

Digital chest drainage system versus traditional chest drainage system after pulmonary resection.

The benefits of digital drainage system versus traditional drainage system after robotic-assisted pulmonary lobectomy.

Air leak management program with digital drainage reduces length of stay after lobectomy.

Guidelines for enhanced recovery after lung surgery: recommendations of the Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERASVR). Society and the European Society of Thoracic Surgeons (ESTS)

Thopaz+ portable digital system for managing chest drains: A NICE Medical Technology Guidance.

Forecasting pulmonary air leak duration following lung surgery using transpleural airflow data from a digital pleural drainage device.

Chest drainage systems and management of air leaks after a pulmonary resection.

Utility of objective chest tube management after pulmonary resection using a digital drainage system.

Evaluation of a digital drainage system (Thopaz) in over 250 cases at a single site.

Early experience with the Thopaz⁺ chest drainage system–is this a new era in the management of post-cardiotomy bleeding?

Early experience with the Thopaz⁺ chest drainage system–is this a new era in the management of post-cardiotomy bleeding?

Thopaz⁺ portable digital system for managing chest drains: A NICE Medical Technology Guidance.