Video-assisted thoracoskopic wedge resection of the lung without chest tube placement; a prospective randomized study

Not Applicable

• Conditions: J84.9; R91; Interstitial pulmonary disease, unspecified; Abnormal findings on diagnostic imaging of lung

• Registration Number: DRKS00008194
• Lead Sponsor: SRH-Waldklinikum Gera

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2015-05-26
• Study Completion: 2019-01-01
• Results First Posted: 2019-05-10
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 74

Inclusion Criteria

all VATS-operations with wedge-resection from the lungs

Exclusion Criteria

pulmonary nodule bigger than 3 cm, The nodule-location in the lung deeper than its diameter below the visceral pleura, more than 2 wedge-resections, interoperative conversion of thoracotomy, vats-lobectomy, lung volume reduction operations, bullectomy, peroperative pleural effusion, preoperative pneuthorax, pleural empyema, pleurodesis, intraoperativ visceral pleura injury,intraoperativ air fistula( under water-test), postoperative air leak more than 100ml/h under suction from minus 20 cm water head, thorax trauma

Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Duration of postoperative hospital stay

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
postoperative pain, postoperative pneumothorax, postoperative pleural effusion, postoperative chest tubes lay.<br>We will measure the postoperativ Pain with the visual Pain-scala, How much we need to give (Novamin, Dididolor), The duration of the Drainage. How much we need to lay a new Drainage. at the 7 Day after the Operation ambulant Rö-Thorax.