World Lung & World Heart Day 2020

Medela Aims to Support the Health of Lungs and Hearts

Medela Aims to Support the Health of Lungs and Hearts – World Lung & World Heart Day 2020

The World Heart Day and the World Lung Day 2020 promote better lung and heart health globally:

  • This year's World Lung Day (celebrated on 25th of September) takes advocacy in creating a healthier world for lungs.1
  • The International World Heart Day is taking place on 29th of September and appeals with #UseHeart to beat cardiovascular disease2 to Healthcare Professionals and patients.

Especially on these days, we should keep in mind that every year millions of patients worldwide undergo cardiac and thoracic surgery. Every operation and subsequent chest drain management may bear certain risks of complications, especially with outdated chest drainage units.

Find out more about complications in thoracic surgery here.

Find out more about complications in cardiac surgery here. 

Medela`s Thopaz+ Digital Chest Drainage and Monitoring System* takes chest drainage therapy to a new level of care, because:

  • Thopaz+ measures air leaks and fluid drainage continuously and objectively, facilitating the assessment of patients’ progress3, 4, 7. This leads to quicker drain removal and reduction in length of stay.
  • In case of tube obstruction, as well as system disconnection or other kinds of malfunction, audible alarms are activated that decrease errors6, 7, 8, 13 in the treatment and therefore risks to the patient7, 5.
  • The battery powered Thopaz+ ensures uninterrupted and more efficient drainage (from OR to chest tube removal)12.
  • The lightweight and compact design promotes early patient ambulation and mobility5, 8, 11, thus complying to enhanced recovery protocols9, 10.

Thopaz+ takes chest drainage therapy to a new level of care

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Thopaz+ Digital Chest Drainage and Monitoring System*

*Monitoring of fluid drainage, air leak and pressure
  • Thopaz+ reduces chest tube duration and length of stay (in hospital).
  • Improves safety for people with chest drains.
  • Improves clinical decision-making through continuous objective monitoring of air leaks and fluid loss.
  • Increases patient mobility.
  • Clinical staff find Thopaz+ more convenient and easier to use than conventional chest drainage systems.
  • Visit our FAQ for more information about safe chest drain management.

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References

* Monitoring of fluid drainage, air leak and pressure

1 https://www.firsnet.org/news-and-events/news-article/150-world-lung-day-25-september-2020

2 https://www.world-heart-federation.org/world-heart-day/world-heart-day-2020/

3 Cerfolio et al. Thorac Surg Clin. 2010 Aug;20(3):413-20.

4 Mier et al. Cir Esp 2010, 87(6):385-9.

5 Papagiannopoulos et al. Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery 2009, 9 (Supplement1):S31.

6 Rathinam et al. J Cardiothorac Surg. 2011 Apr 21;6:59.

7 McGuire AL et al. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg 2015;21(4):403–7.

8 Zhou J et al. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2018; doi:1 0 .1093/ejcts/ezy1 41.

9 Batchelor TJP et al. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2018;55(1):91–115.

10 Engelman DT et al. JAMA Surg 2019.

11 Van Linden A et al. J Thorac Dis 2019;11(12):5177-5186.

12 Barozzi L et al. J Card Surg 2020;1–6.

13 Saha S et al.