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Experts agree: drainage should be functional as soon as the thorax is closed.
Yet many systems cannot guarantee fast and reliable application of drainage since they require a wall vacuum.
Excessive bleeding is a complication that can lead to serious post-operative events, including ARDS (Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome), sepsis, renal failure, and death. 2
The longer the delay in the re-exploration for bleeding and/or tamponade after cardiac surgery, the higher the mortality of patients. 3,4 Monitoring and data acquisition of drainage related parameters provide a solid objective basis when it comes to timely clinical decision making.
Optimize your chest drainage management for safe and early tube removal
ClotStop® Catheter
A prospective observational study shows that 36 % of chest tubes occlude after cardiac surgery. The unique ClotStop® coating helps minimize the risk of clots sticking to the surface and therefore the occlusion of the catheter.
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The silastic Tubing extensions provide extra flexibility
- The extensions allow the current practice to be maintained
- Easy handling: connect three catheters to one device
- Extra length allows for more flexible pump placement
Digital Drainage System Thopaz+
reduces the delay of intervention and enhances accurate decision making by providing objective information for re-exploration and/or chest tube removal, improving communication between healthcare professionals and smart notifications and alarms mitigating the risk of error
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"ClotStop catheters are superior in the prevention of catheter occlusion in comparison to PVC drains."
Dr. Thomas Martens, Deputy head of clinic, Cardiac Surgery at the UZ Gent
