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Table 2 Nine cases where drainage volume exceeds 500 mL first day after introduction of low-fat diet

From: Chylothorax after pulmonary resection and lymph node dissection for primary lung cancer; retrospective observational study

Case

Treatment

Chest tube drainage (mL)

Period until drain removal (days)

POD 1

POD 2

POD 3

1

Surgery

1975

5

2

Conservative treatment

990

840

280

5

3

Conservative treatment

820

940

650

9

4

Surgery

605

1070

8

5

Conservative treatment

600

250

150

7

6

Conservative treatment

600

150

100

7

7

Conservative treatment

550

450

350

5

8

Conservative treatment

500

250

150

9

9

Conservative treatment

500

310

260

5

  1. POD postoperative day