Status:
UNKNOWN
Chest Tube After a Video-assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery Pulmonary Wedge Resection
Lead Sponsor:
Fundación Oftalmológica de Santander Clínica Carlos Ardila Lulle
Collaborating Sponsors:
Universidad Industrial de Santander
Clinica Chicamocha
Conditions:
Lung Diseases, Interstitial
Pulmonary Nodule, Solitary
Eligibility:
All Genders
16+ years
Phase:
PHASE3
Brief Summary
After performing VATS pulmonary wedge resections, a chest tube is routinely left in the pleural cavity to drain possible air leaks and fluid accumulations. Chest tubes after VATS pulmonary wedge resec...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients undergoing video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery pulmonary wedge resections at the participating institutions.
- No evidence of air leak at the end of the surgical procedure.
- No active bleeding at the end of the surgical procedure.
Exclusion
- Pleural effusion previous to the procedure requiring drainage after it.
- Bullous or emphysematous changes in lung parenchyma.
- Patients going to positive pressure in the airways after the procedure.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
July 1 2008
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
June 1 2012
Estimated Enrollment :
100 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00841750
Start Date
July 1 2008
End Date
June 1 2012
Last Update
July 20 2011
Active Locations (3)
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1
Fundacion Santa Fe de Bogota
Bogotá, Bogota D.C., Colombia
2
Clinica Chicamocha
Bucaramanga, Santander Department, Colombia
3
Fundacion Oftalmológica de Santander Clinica Carlos Ardila Lulle
Floridablanca, Santander Department, Colombia