Table 5 Overview; outcomes of OWT therapy in debilitated patients
From: Short-term and long-term outcomes of intrathoracic vacuum therapy of empyema in debilitated patients
Author/Year | Number of patients | Empyema cause | 30-day mortality | Closure of OWT | Recurrence | OWT duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Maruyama et al. 2001 | 53 | Heterogeneous | 15 % (8/53) | 83 % (44/53) | 11 % (5/44) | Mean 128.0+/−32.1 days |
Thourani et al. 2003 | 78 | Heterogeneous | 5 % (4/78) | definitive OWT | definitive OWT | definitive OWT |
Massera et al. 2009 | 19 | Heterogeneous | 6 % (1/17) | 59 % (10/17) | 10 % (1/10) | Median 5 (3-9 months) |
Reyes et al. 2010 | 78 | Heterogeneous | 6 % (5/78) | 22 % (17/78) | 6 % (1/17) | Median 454 (90–1068 days) |