Status:

RECRUITING

Early Postoperative Day 0 Chest Tube Removal After Thoracoscopic Minor Surgeries

Lead Sponsor:

Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern

Conditions:

Lung Pathologies of Unclear Etiology

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-99 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The safe conditions for early chest tube removal have been progressively questioned and redefined around reliable digital air flow criteria and extension of liquid threshold accepted. Nevertheless, in...

Detailed Description

Chest tube management is a key element of postoperative care after thoracic surgeries for different indications. During the last decade, minimally invasive surgery and enhanced recovery after surgery ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Thoracoscopic extra-anatomical lung resection (surgical lung biopsy)
  • Thoracoscopic pleural biopsy
  • Signed consent
  • Age of majority

Exclusion

  • Anatomical resection
  • Empyema
  • Pleural effusion
  • Pleurodesis
  • Vulnerable persons (Pregnant women, Children and adolescents)

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 6 2023

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

December 31 2027

Estimated Enrollment :

304 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04670523

Start Date

January 6 2023

End Date

December 31 2027

Last Update

March 26 2025

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University Hospital of Bern, Inselspital

Bern, Switzerland, 3013