“Fast-track cardiac surgery protocols with early chest tube removal may not reduce complications or improve respiratory function”

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38112193

This study found that fast-track protocols with chest tube removal within the first 24 hours after cardiac surgery may be associated with a high rate of pleural effusions and do not seem to reduce the requirement for analgesics, improve early respiratory function, or reduce postoperative complications.