Pleural and intra-abdominal long-term drainage: comparison of a novel double-loop and a conventional single-loop catheter

Key Points

• The research aims to evaluate the effectiveness of a novel double-loop catheter design for long-term drainage compared to conventional single-loop catheters.
• Comparison of double-loop and single-loop catheter designs
• Assessment of catheter retraction and anchoring requirements
• Evaluation of suture-related complications
• The novel double-loop catheter design prevented catheter retraction
• Reduced the need for suture anchoring
• Improved overall long-term catheter performance