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ThOracoscopic Wedge Resection Treated With Chest Tube Removal Intraoperatively
Sponsor: Rigshospitalet, Denmark
Summary
Chest tubes are used routinely although preliminary studies demonstrate the feasibility and safety of intraoperative chest drain removal. Previous studies are however either retrospective or mainly concerning benign disease. Hypothesis: Participants treated without post-operative chest tube after thoracoscopic wedge resection have less pain, better pulmonary function and similar complication profile than participants treated with standard post-operative chest tube, and could possibly be discharged earlier.
Official title: Pain and Reasons for Hospitalization in Patients Treated Without Post-operative Chest Tube After Thoracoscopic Wedge Resection - A Randomized Controlled Study
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
25
Start Date
2016-09
Completion Date
2017-08
Last Updated
2026-07-01
Healthy Volunteers
No
Interventions
Intraoperative sealing test
A standard 28 Fr chest tube is inserted through the anterior port hole and all port holes are closed. With the tip of the chest tube below water, the pleura is emptied from air during continuous ventilation of the lungs. An air leak after 5 minutes of ventilation indicates a negative sealing test, whereas a cessation of air leak within 5 minutes indicates a positive sealing test.
Standard post-operative chest tube
A regular chest tube is left in the pleura.
Intraoperative chest tube removal
Chest tube is removed intraoperatively.
Locations (1)
Rigshospitalet
Copenhagen, Denmark