What is the purpose of chest drainage?
Chest drainage helps maintain respiratory function and hemodynamic stability by removing blood, fluid, or air from around your lungs, heart, or esophagus. By providing regulated negative pressure, chest drainage allows the lungs to fully expand, an important clinical goal for patients with injuries or diseases, or patients undergoing surgery and post-surgery recovery. Chest tube drainage systems are typically used in operating rooms, ICUs, and the emergency department.
In selecting a chest tube drainage system, many hospitals prioritize systems that provide reliable, uninterrupted drainage of the chest cavity, easy setup, quiet operation, and advanced monitoring features to improve chest drainage management. Portable chest drainage systems offer additional benefits, including reduced reliance on wall suction and earlier mobility to the lower the risk of post-operative complications and reduce length of stay.
Thopaz+ takes chest drainage therapy to a new level of care
Unlike analogue systems, it reliably regulates the applied pressure at the patient’s chest and digitally (and quietly) monitors critical therapy indicators. Clinical data has demonstrated that Medela’s chest drainage therapy improves outcomes and streamlines the delivery of care.
Medela takes chest drainage therapy to a new level of care
Thopaz+, unlike analogue systems, it reliably regulates the applied pressure at the patient’s chest and digitally (and quietly) monitors critical therapy indicators. Clinical data has demonstrated that Medela’s chest drainage therapy improves outcomes and streamlines the delivery of care. The ClotStop® catheters are made of silicone, which ensures easy and safe placement in the thorax. The unique ClotStop® coating helps minimize the risk of clots sticking to the surface and therefore the occlu - sion of the catheter and increases patient comfort.
15+ Years of Digital Drainage Research and Innovation
Vast amounts of clinical and global experience show how the introduction of Digital Chest Drainage systems has significantly impacted the medical field.
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) recommends Thopaz+ for managing chest drains.
- At a national level, adopting Thopaz+ is expected to save around £8.5 million per year in England. Thopaz+ reduces chest tube duration and length of stay (in hospital).
- Thopaz+ Improves safety for people with chest drains.
- Thopaz+ Improves clinical decision-making through continuous objective monitoring of air leaks and fluid loss.
- Thopaz+ Increases patient mobility.
- Healthcare providing staff finds Thopaz+ more convenient and easier to use than conventional chest drains.
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7 Read https://www.medela.co.uk/healthcare/news-events/news/medela-wins-bbh-award
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