Early Postoperative Day 0 Chest Tube Removal After Thoracoscopic Minor Surgeries
NCT ID: NCT04670523
Last Updated: 2025-03-26
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Basic Information
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RECRUITING
NA
304 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2023-01-06
2027-12-31
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
TREATMENT
QUADRUPLE
Study Groups
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Test group
Test group: The patients of the study group are getting their chest tube removed according to the investigators' current airleak protocol (Flow \<20 mL/ min on digital suction device) but already in the operating room immediately following wound closure (Postoperative day 0 (POD0)). If airleak is persisting than chest tube removal will be performed according to the traditional protocol not earlier than on postoperative day 1 (POD 1).
Early postoperative day 0 (POD 0) chest tube removal.
Chest tube removal is a standard bedside intervention after lung resections. Its time point is normally defined according a traditional standard airleak threshold. Traditionally, in our department this threshold will be respected not earlier than 1 day after the operation. The patients of the study group are getting their chest tube removed according to our current airleak protocol (Flow \<20 mL/ min on digital suction device) but already in the operating room after wound closure (POD 0). If airleak is persisting than chest tube removal will be performed according to the traditional protocol not earlier than on postoperative day 1 (POD 1).
Control group
In the control group, the chest tube gets removed according to the investigators' traditional standard protocol not earlier than on postoperative day 1 (POD1).
Chest tube removal according to traditional standard protocol not earlier than on postoperative day 1 (POD 1).
Chest tube removal according to traditional standard protocol not earlier than on postoperative day 1 (POD 1).
Interventions
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Early postoperative day 0 (POD 0) chest tube removal.
Chest tube removal is a standard bedside intervention after lung resections. Its time point is normally defined according a traditional standard airleak threshold. Traditionally, in our department this threshold will be respected not earlier than 1 day after the operation. The patients of the study group are getting their chest tube removed according to our current airleak protocol (Flow \<20 mL/ min on digital suction device) but already in the operating room after wound closure (POD 0). If airleak is persisting than chest tube removal will be performed according to the traditional protocol not earlier than on postoperative day 1 (POD 1).
Chest tube removal according to traditional standard protocol not earlier than on postoperative day 1 (POD 1).
Chest tube removal according to traditional standard protocol not earlier than on postoperative day 1 (POD 1).
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
2. Thoracoscopic pleural biopsy
3. Signed consent
4. Age of majority
Exclusion Criteria
2. Empyema
3. Pleural effusion
4. Pleurodesis
5. Vulnerable persons (Pregnant women, Children and adolescents)
18 Years
99 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Principal Investigators
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Patrick Dorn, PD
Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
Chief, Department of General Thoracic Surgery, Inselspital
Locations
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University Hospital of Bern, Inselspital
Bern, , Switzerland
Countries
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Central Contacts
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Facility Contacts
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Other Identifiers
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EROCT
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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