Table 2 Trend of intercostal drain output and the management
Postoperative day | Left chest drain (ml) | Management |
|---|---|---|
1 | 400 | |
2 | 300 | |
3 | 500 | |
4 | 200 | |
5 | 50 | |
6 | 50 | |
7 | 2900 | Started conservative medical treatment (including TPN, octreotide and so on) |
8 | 1500 | |
9 | 1050 | |
10 | 1300 | |
11 | 2300 | Tried to perform lymphangiography, but failed |
… | 1100–1500 | |
33 | 350 | Chest CT |
34 | 300 | The second operation (thoracic duct ligation) |
1(the 2nd operation) | 1300 | |
2 | 1400 | |
3 | 1150 | |
4 | 1800 | |
5 | 1500 | |
6 | 1750 | |
… | 1700–3500 | |
20 | 3200 | The third operation (found the leakage site and the tributary of thoracic duct and ligated the tributary) |
1(the 3rd operation) | 200 | |
2 | 140 | |
3 | 60 | |
4 | 40 | Oral low-fat diet administration |
5 | 20 | |
6 | 50 | Removed the chest tube |
… | ||
16 | Discharged |