• 1. Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, General Hospital of Northern Theater Command, Shenyang, 110016, P.R.China;
  • 2. Liaoning University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shenyang, 110847, P.R.China;
WANG Zhenlong, Email: wangzl1976@sina.com
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Objective To introduce a new type thoracic vest designed according to the incision characteristics of female patients undergoing totally thoracoscopic cardiac surgery.Methods Sixty-one female patients undergoing totally thoracoscopic cardiac surgery from February 2019 to May 2020 in our department were enrolled. All female patients had hypermastia and (or) mastoptosis which covered the incision. They were randomly divided into a research group (group A, n=32) and a control group (group B, n=29). The group A used the new type thoracic vest, while the group B used the traditional single shoulder belt. The degree of satisfaction, visual analogue scale (VAS) score 24 hours after the thoracic drainage tube removed, the average time-consuming of dressing change, dressing frequency and the incision infection rate were compared between two groups.Results The degree of satisfaction in the group A was higher than that of the group B (P<0.001). The VAS scores of pain, average time-consuming of dressing change and dressing frequency in the group A were less or lower than those of the group B (P<0.001). There was no statistical difference in the incision infection rate between the two groups (P=0.214), but incision infection rate of the group A was lower than that of the group B.Conclusion The new type thoracic vest seems to be more beneficial for patients than traditional single shoulder belt. It is easy to use, increases the psychological satisfaction of patients, reduces the pain and the incision infection and improves work efficiency, which is worthy of clinical application.

Citation: LAN Huai, WANG Zhenlong, LUO Na, ZHANG Yong, WANG Yang, YANG Wenju. Design and application of new type thoracic vest in totally thoracoscopic cardiac surgery. Chinese Journal of Clinical Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 2021, 28(7): 837-840. doi: 10.7507/1007-4848.202007032 Copy

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