The Thopaz+ system from Medela has set new standards. It allows healthcare professionals to make informed decisions based on accurate data on the degree of drainage.
chest drain
What is the purpose of a chest drain?
Chest drainage helps maintain respiratory function and hemodynamic stability by removing blood, fluid, or air from the space around the lungs, heart, or esophagus. By providing controlled negative pressure, chest drainage allows the lungs to fully expand, which is an important goal in the treatment of injury and disease, as well as in surgery and postoperative recovery. Chest tube systems are commonly used in operating rooms, intensive care units, and emergency departments.
When choosing a chest tube system, many hospitals prioritize easy-to-install, silent systems that provide reliable continuous chest cavity drainage and support advanced monitoring options for more efficient process control. Portable thoracic drainage systems provide additional benefits, including faster recovery of patient mobility due to independence from wall-mounted suction, less risk of postoperative complications, and reduced length of hospital stay.
The Thopaz+ system takes chest drainage to a new level of treatment
Unlike similar systems, it provides reliable control of the pressure generated in the patient's chest and digitally (and silently) monitors critical treatment parameters. Clinical studies have shown that Medela chest drainage systems improve patient outcomes and simplify care.
Thopaz+ Digital Chest Drainage and Monitoring System
- Thopaz + reduces the length of time the drain is used and the patient stays in the hospital.
- Increases the safety of patients with chest drainage.
- Facilitates clinical decision making through continuous objective monitoring of air and fluid discharge.
- Increases patient mobility.
- According to medical staff, the Thopaz + system is more convenient and easier to use than traditional chest drainage systems.
- See Frequently Asked Questions for more information about managing safe chest drains.
Chest Drainage – Heart
The recovery of a patient after heart surgery is largely a matter of choice.
Chest Drainage – Lungs
The recovery of a patient after lung surgery is largely a matter of choice.
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Digital systems reduce the number of complications and the period of use of the drainage tube
Over 15 years of research and innovation in digital drainage
Vast clinical and global experience shows how the introduction of digital chest drainage systems has had a significant impact on the medical field.
The use of digital drainage systems is highly recommended as part of the ERAS ® Accelerated Recovery Guidelines for Lung Surgery. one
NICE (National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence) recommends using the Thopaz+ system to control chest drainage. 2 “At the national level, the implementation of the Thopaz+ system in England is expected to result in savings in the order of £8.5 million (US$10.68 million) per year.”
In accordance with the new protocols AWMF S3-Leitlinie (protocol S3 of the Association of scientific medical communities in Germany), 3 the use of digital drainage systems is recommended for primary / secondary pneumothorax.
1,000,000 patients have been treated with the Thopaz or Thopaz + system.
Clinical data from 120 cardiac patients show improvement in fluid shedding due to continuous suction. 4
CADTH (Canadian Medicines and Health Technology Agency) issued an opinion on compact digital chest drainage systems. 5
According to an international multifocus study, the duration of the use of a drainage tube and hospital stay is significantly reduced. 6
Thopaz is the recipient of the UK Patient Safety Award. 7
Publication of "Consensus Definitions ESTS, AATS and STS to Promote an Evidence-based Approach to Management of the Pleural Space". eight
Robert J. Cerfolio, thoracic surgeon and authority, recognizes the benefits of using the Thopaz system after lung resection. nine