Dutch Pneumothorax Study
Completed
- Conditions
- Pneumothorax10035597
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON39210
- Lead Sponsor
- Kennemer Gasthuis
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 190
Inclusion Criteria
- Pneumothorax with need for clinical drainage.
- Age >=18 years of age at the time of signature of the informed consent form.
- Able to sign informed consent.
- In the view of the investigator, the patient can and will comply with the requirements
of the protocol.
Exclusion Criteria
- Respiratory failure, defined as need for positive pressure ventilation.
- Uncontrolled bleeding tendency.
- Need for treatment in intensive care unit.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>Length of hospital stay, measured in days. If a patient stays in the hospital<br /><br>longer than necessary for the treatment of the pneumothorax (e.g., because the<br /><br>patient waits for a place in a nursing home), the length of hospital stay is<br /><br>defined as length of drainage. </p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>Description of the standard reference treatment. To describe the conservative<br /><br>treatment, we will measure whether suction is applied and why, whether<br /><br>provocative clamping is performed, how many chest X-rays are made during<br /><br>treatment, and whether (and when) pleurodesis and surgery are performed.</p><br>