QUALITY OF LIFE FOR PIGTAIL-ATTACHED PATIENTS : A LITERATURE REVIEW

Abstract

ABSTRACT

Pigtail catheter with heimlich valve is a small-bore chest tube known for its flexibility, less invasive operation which result in less discomfort as the insertion of an intercostal drainage tube is a painful experience, low-cost, suitable, safe, efficacious, and an adequate alternative to management the ambulation of  patients with prolonged air leaked (PAL), and minimizing the presence of nosocomial infections. WHO has noticed that many mechanistic models of medicine or medical practice only concern to eradicate the disease or symptoms while health care is essentially to maintain the patient's well-being as its primary aim. This literature review aims to identify the quality of life for a patient who is attached with a pigtail catheter with a heimlich valve during weeks or months of his life due to dryness of his pleural cavity.  Literature review was done with online database engines, including Scopus, Crossref, and Semantic over 2017 to 2023, using PRISMA checklist protocol to develop its eligibility criteria. Data source 6 journal articles are selected due to suitable criteria from a total of 301 articles. Pigtail catheter with heimlich valve can improve the quality of life of patients. Though there are not specified bluntly, pigtail catheter with heimlich valve has an evident to improve the social interaction of patients, low-cost and low-maintenance, minimize the risk of nosocomial infection, painless and less traumatized, and give enough time to heal itself as the cavity began to dry.

Keywords: Pigtail; Heimlich valve; Chest tube; Quality of Life.