Chylothorax Complicating Pulmonary Resection for Lung Cancer: Effective Management and Pleurodesis Hyun Jin Cho, MD, Dong Kwan Kim, MD, Geun Dong Lee, MD, Hee Je Sim, MD, Se Hoon Choi, MD, Hyeong Ryul Kim, MD, Yong-Hee Kim, MD, Seung-Il Park, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 97, Issue 2, Pages 408-413 (February 2014) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.10.065 Copyright © 2014 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Flow diagram of the management approaches for chylothorax complicating pulmonary resection. (LCT = long chain triglyceride; NPO = nil per os.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2014 97, 408-413DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.10.065) Copyright © 2014 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Receiver operating characteristic curve of total chest tube output at 3 and 5 days after the initiation of dietary treatment. The area under the curve (AUC) values at 3 and 5 days were compared. The cutoff value of the 5-day output was calculated. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2014 97, 408-413DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.10.065) Copyright © 2014 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 3 Algorithm for the management of chylothorax complicating pulmonary resection. (LCT = long chain triglyceride; NPO = nil per os; TPN = total parenteral nutrition.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2014 97, 408-413DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.10.065) Copyright © 2014 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions