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Data collected included patient signalment, type of procedure performed, histologic diagnosis of the primary mass removed, volume of fluid and air evacuated from the thoracostomy tube, and time in hospital.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec>\n<jats:title>RESULTS<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>Median sternotomy was associated with increased total fluid evacuation (median, 12.1 mL\/kg; IQR, 15.4 mL\/kg; <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> = .012), whereas rib resection was associated with increased total air evacuation (median, 2.1 mL\/kg; IQR, 13.6 mL\/kg; <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> = .06). The presence of preoperative pleural effusion was associated with higher total fluid evacuation (20.6 mL\/kg; IQR, 32.1 mL\/kg; <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> = .009), longer duration with a thoracostomy tube in place (42.5 hours; IQR, 41.9 hours; <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> = .027), and longer hospitalization period (61 hours; IQR, 52.8 hours; <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> = .025). Cats had a thoracostomy tube in place for a longer time compared to dogs (median, 42.6 hours; IQR, 23.5 hours; <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> = .043).<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec>\n<jats:title>CLINICAL RELEVANCE<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>Animals undergoing median sternotomy and rib resection may be expected to have higher fluid and air volumes, respectively, evacuated postoperatively. This often leads to an increased duration of thoracostomy tube usage and a longer period of hospitalization.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.2460\/javma.23.12.0725","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,4,12]],"date-time":"2024-04-12T20:45:52Z","timestamp":1712954752000},"page":"1-7","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":3,"title":["Surgical approach and presence of preoperative pleural effusion impact thoracostomy tube usage in dogs and cats following thoracic surgery for suspected neoplasia"],"prefix":"10.2460","volume":"262","author":[{"given":"Carley","family":"Johnson","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Janis","family":"Lapsley","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Hunter","family":"Piegols","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Laura","family":"Selmic","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1272","reference":[{"issue":"3","key":"ref1","series-title":"Vet Clin North Am Small Anim Pract.","first-page":"489","article-title":"Thoracic surgery; important considerations and practical steps","volume":"45","author":"Tillson DM","year":"2015","unstructured":"Tillson DM. 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