Trial Outcomes & Findings for Outpatient Chest Tube Management Following Thoracic Resection Improves Patient Length of Stay and Satisfaction Without Compromising Outcomes (NCT NCT01551082)

Results Overview

Outcome measures for this study were to correlate outpatient chest tube management with patient satisfaction. Also to correlate decreased length of stay without compromising any patient outcomes.

Recruitment status

TERMINATED

Target enrollment

12 participants

Primary outcome timeframe

2 years

Results posted on

2016-12-12

Participant Flow

2 years in medical clinic

Participant milestones

Participant milestones
Measure	Outpatient Chest Tubes All patients, mixed gender, race, and age, who underwent thoracic resection by one surgeon over the past seven years and discharged home with air leak present and chest tube to portable drainage device.
Overall Study STARTED	12
Overall Study COMPLETED	12
Overall Study NOT COMPLETED	0

Reasons for withdrawal

Withdrawal data not reported

Baseline Characteristics

Outpatient Chest Tube Management Following Thoracic Resection Improves Patient Length of Stay and Satisfaction Without Compromising Outcomes

Baseline characteristics by cohort

Baseline characteristics by cohort
Measure	Outpatient Chest Tubes n=12 Participants All patients, mixed gender, race, and age, who underwent thoracic resection by one surgeon over the past seven years and discharged home with air leak present and chest tube to portable drainage device.
Age, Categorical <=18 years	0 Participants n=5 Participants
Age, Categorical Between 18 and 65 years	4 Participants n=5 Participants
Age, Categorical >=65 years	8 Participants n=5 Participants
Sex: Female, Male Female	10 Participants n=5 Participants
Sex: Female, Male Male	2 Participants n=5 Participants
Region of Enrollment United States	12 participants n=5 Participants

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: 2 years

Population: Study was terminated and no data were collected for the outcome

Outcome measures for this study were to correlate outpatient chest tube management with patient satisfaction. Also to correlate decreased length of stay without compromising any patient outcomes.

Outcome measures

Outcome data not reported

Adverse Events

Outpatient Chest Tubes

Serious events: 0 serious events

Other events: 0 other events

Deaths: 0 deaths

Serious adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Other adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Additional Information

Jeremy Smith RN

Alliance of Cardiac Vascular and Thoracic Surgeons

Phone: 4236245200

Email: [email protected]

Results disclosure agreements

Principal investigator is a sponsor employee
Publication restrictions are in place