Clinical value of two types of draingae tubes for hepatectomy

Objective To investigate the clinical value of closed-type mono-lumen drainage tube(M) and open double-lumen drainage tube(D)for hepstectomy.Methods The data from 99 patients who un-derwent hepatectomy in our depamnent from July 2005 to May 2008 were analyzed retrospectively.All patients were divided into two groups according to the draining methods:group M (n=59)used closed-type mono-lu-men drainage tube and group D(n=40) used double-lumen drainage tube.The incidence of pipe blockage,ef-fusion under diaphragm,the duration of drainign and the duration of hospitalization between the two groups was compsred.Results M group was better than D group in the patency of drainage tube,effusion under di-aphragm,the duration of draining and the duration of hospitalization,P＜0.05.Condusions It is advocated to apply closed-type mono-lumen drainage tube after refined hepsteetomy. Key words: Hepatectomy; Drainage; Therapeutic effect