!!! New Study Publication!!!
"Active Chest Tube Clearance Added to an Enhanced Recovery After Cardiac Surgery (ERAS) Program Improves Outcomes and Reduces Resource Utilization"

Adding PleuraFlow’s Active Chest Tube Clearance (ATC) to an ERAS cardiac surgery program reduced Retained Blood Syndrome by 41%, postoperative atrial fibrillation (POAF) by 17%, and ICU time by 30% in 684 patients compared to 650 controls, improving outcomes and resource utilization. (Gerdisch, et al, 2025)

Enhance Recovery.
Optimize ICU Resource Utilization.

Preserving critical ICU resources and getting patients home faster has never been more pressing.

A recently-published peer-reviewed study found that actively maintaining chest tube patency in early hours following cardiac surgery can reduce complications and lead to a 32% reduction in the ICU LOS and a 20% reduction in patient ventilator time.20

PleuraFlow® Active Clearance Technology® (ACT)

Inadequate evacuation due to chest tube occlusion may result in retained blood around the heart and lungs after cardiac surgery, compromising recovery due to complications. The PleuraFlow Active Clearance System has been shown to reduce ICU resource utilization, reduce or prevent retained blood and improve outcomes.

Find out more about how PleuraFlow Active Clearance Technology can help free ICU resources and get patients home faster.

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