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
Active Locations (1)
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University Hospital of Bern, Inselspital
Bern, Switzerland, 3013