Why in Hospital After VATS Lobectomy
Completed
- Conditions
- Pain, PostoperativeAir LeakageCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungPostoperative Nausea and VomitingInfectionAtrial Fibrillation
- Registration Number
- NCT04294108
- Lead Sponsor
- Rigshospitalet, Denmark
- Brief Summary
The study aims to identify specific or potential reasons that prolong the length of hospital stay after video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery lobectomy.
The hypothesis is that patients who are still in hospital after video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery lobectomy are associated with prolonged air leak, infection, pneumonia, atrial fibrillation or other complications or social factors.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 160
Inclusion Criteria
- Patients referred to elective VATS lobectomy
- Speaks and understands Danish
- Informed consent obtained
Exclusion Criteria
•Age < 18 years
Study & Design
- Study Type
- OBSERVATIONAL
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Length of postoperative hospital stay Through study completion, an average of 2 days
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Numeric rating scale for postoperative pain in hospitalization Through study completion, an average of 2 days Patients are scored using a numeric rating scale ranging from 0 (no pain) to 10 (excruciating pain) per day.
Drainage duration Duration from postoperative chest tube placement to potential removal, an average of 2 days The criteria of drain removal is that air leak was consistently below 20 ml/min for at least 12 hours and fluid production was non-bloody and non-chylous without an upper volume limit.
Number and frequency of postoperative complications Up to 30 days
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Rigshospitalet
🇩🇰Copenhagen, Denmark
Rigshospitalet🇩🇰Copenhagen, Denmark