Digital air leaks evaluation after pulmonary resections

Completed

• Conditions: Pulmonary resection; Respiratory

• Registration Number: ISRCTN93205640
• Lead Sponsor: REDAX S.r.l.

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2016-02-08
• Last Update Posted: 17 October 2016

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 98

Inclusion Criteria

1. Aged 18 years or over
2. Pulmonary resection
3. Informed consent obtained

Exclusion Criteria

1. Patients requiring pneumonectomy
2. Patients requiring surgery for pneumothorax
3. FEV1%<70%
4. FEV1/FVC<70%
5. Hepatic or renal insufficiency
6. Systemica autoimmune diseases
7. Chronic corticosteroids treatment
8. Patients requiring lung volume reduction surgery
9. Patients requiring sleeve lobectomy

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Chest tube permanence is measured by recording the days from the operation to the removal.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Postoperative hospital stay measured in days from time of operation until time of discharge.