sefulness of flexible silicone drainage versus conventional plastic drainage in thoracic surgery.

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Pleural drainages; Postoperative in thoracic surgery; Respiratory - Other respiratory disorders / diseases

• Registration Number: ACTRN12616001110471
• Lead Sponsor: Virgen Macarena University Hospital

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2016-08-16
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 100

Inclusion Criteria

The inclusion criteria are:
- Patients older than 18 years.
- Patients who agree to take part of this study.
- Patients who scheduled to undergo a pulmonary resection between January and June 2014.
- Patients younger than 80 years.

Exclusion Criteria

Patients with coagulopathy, COPD history, interstitial lung disease, neoadjuvant chemotherapy, resections extended to the wall, bronchoplasty, and those who had a pneumonectomy performed.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Pneumothorax, assessed by x-ray.[24 hours Postoperative thorax radiography]; Pleural effusion, assessed by x-ray.[24 hours Postoperative thorax radiography]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Air leak, assessed using the pleur-evac system.[5 days post procedure.];Days with drainage in place, assessed by review of medical records.[At time of drainage removal postoperatively.];subcutaneous emphysema, assessed by x-ray.[24 hours postoperative x-ray.]