Pattern and Outcome of Chest intubations in a Tertiary Care Hospital
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https://doi.org/10.51253/pafmj.v76iSUPPL-7.12710Keywords:
Outcome Assessment, Post-Operative Complication, Thoracostomy, Thoracic Surgical ProceduresAbstract
Objective: To assess the outcomes and complications associated with chest tube intubations in patients presenting in a tertiary care hospital.
Study Design: Prospective observational study.
Place and Duration of Study: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Combined Military Hospital, Rawalpindi Pakistan, Aug 2023 to July 2024.
Methodology: Eight Hundred and Fifteen. cases undergoing chest intubation at a tertiary care hospital, were analyzed based on detailing demographic characteristics, comorbidities, indications, outcomes, and associated complications. Data were collected from medical records and analyzed using descriptive statistics to summarize the data and inferential statistics to assess the distribution.
Results: The majority of patients were male (69.2%), with diabetes being the most prevalent comorbidity (21.6%). Blunt trauma (24.5%) and non-traumatic causes (59.8%), such as pneumothorax and pleural effusion, were the leading indications for intubation. Surgical interventions were performed in 20.0% of cases, with prolonged chest drainage required in 24.3%.
Conclusion: Tube thoracostomy is associated with favorable outcomes, as most patients were successfully treated and discharged. In addition, site infections, and prolonged intubation notable incidence of complications. This study highlights the critical need for enhanced management protocols.
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