Post-operative care process for post traumatic empyema patients at Viet Duc hospital

Tóm tắt

The charts of 71 patients with post-traumatic empyema treated by surgery at Viet Duc hospital from 1/2013 to3/2016 were reviewed in this retrospective and prospective study. 71 patients (58 males, 13 females), average time for patients from injury to be operated was 46,2±22 days, 83,1% cases had two chest tubes after surgery. The average duration of chest drainge was 6,7±2,1 days. The most common complication was surgical site infection with 12,7% cases. 80,3% with good results is discharged, the mortality was none. Post-operative chest tube care and respiratory physiotherapy were two significant issues in post-operative care process for post-traumatic empyema.