Postoperative Drainage Efficacy of 8Fr Pigtail Catheter After Bullectomy: A Non-Inferiority Study.

Background There are no established guidelines regarding the optimal size of chest tubes following a bullectomy. While large chest tubes are commonly used after bullectomy, several studies have shown that pigtail catheters can be effectively employed for postoperative drainage in lung cancer surgery. This study aimed to compare the time to tube removal between an 8Fr pigtail catheter and a 24Fr chest tube after bullectomy to assess the non-inferiority of the 8Fr pigtail catheter.

Factors influencing trough and 90-minute plasma dabigatran etexilate concentrations among patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation.

Introduction: Dabigatran etexilate, a direct oral anti-coagulation agent, is used in the prevention of thromboembolism in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF). However, for reasons that are not fully understood, plasma dabigatran etexilate concentrations (PDC) vary significantly among patients.

Methods: We measured trough and 90min PDC in 98 patients with NVAF.