A newly developed chest drainage unit with an integrated CO2 detector
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- ung surgery, either open surgery or vats (video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery)Surgery
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN13725610
- Lead Sponsor
- Odense University Hospital, Dep of Cardiothoracic surgery
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Ongoing
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 50
Inclusion Criteria
1. Aged 18 to 90 years.
2. Open or vats procedures with non-small lung cancer or undiagnosed lesions.
3. Lobectomies, bilobectomies or diagnostic resections of lung tissue.
Exclusion Criteria
Patients who cannot give informed consent.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <br> 1. The complication rate is measured by collecting data from patient records.<br> 2. Chest tube reinsertion rate is measured by collecting data from patient records.<br> 3. The length of chest tube duration is measured by collecting data from patient records.<br> 4. The length of stay is measured using by collecting data from patient records.<br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The number of patients with false air leakage versus true air leakage is measured by collecting data from patient records.