Validity and Feasibility of Postoperative Management Without Chest Tube Placement after Thoracoscopic Bullectomy for Spontaneous Pneumothorax.
Not Applicable
Recruiting
- Conditions
- Diseases of th respiratory system
- Registration Number
- KCT0002700
- Lead Sponsor
- Konkuk University Medical Center
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 120
Inclusion Criteria
All patients undergoing video-assisted thoracoscopic wedge resection of lung for primary spontaneous pneumothorax (PSP) are considered for inclusion for the study.
Exclusion Criteria
Patients who refused to participate in the study, and aged < 15 or > 70 years old were excluded from the study. Besides, patients with a previous ipsilateral thoracic surgery and secondary spontaneous pneumothorax (SSP) associated with underlying lung diseases such as pulmonary tuberculosis, empyema, cystic fibrosis, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) were also excluded.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional Study
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Operation time, duration of chest tube placement, postoperative hospital stay, postoperative pain, fever, and other postoperave morbidities are evaluated and compared statistically between two groups.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Other intraoperative factors such as the numbers of specimens and cartilages, and postoperative morbidities such as reoccured pneumothorax or pleural effusion are evaluated and compared statistically between two groups.