Small Catheter Drainage With Chest Tube Versus Chest Tube Alone After Uniport Video-assisted Thoracoscopic Procedures
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Lung Diseases
- Registration Number
- NCT03484663
- Lead Sponsor
- Assiut University
- Brief Summary
Small catheter drainage with chest tube after uniport Video-assisted Thoracoscopic Procedures
- Detailed Description
Traditionally an Intercostal Tube is applied intraoperative following VATS procedures to drain the remaining pneumothorax and residual effusion , some of the residual effusion can't drain by intercostal tube which lead to prolonged hospital stay hypothesis that putting an additional small catheter drainage at the most depended part of hemithoracic early removal of chest tube without add more pain or hospital stay to the patient.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- UNKNOWN
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 10
Inclusion Criteria
- Patients undergoing uniport video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery at Assiut University Hospital who need intercostal drainage postoperative
Exclusion Criteria
- Patients who do not need intercostal tube post operative
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Number of participants with failure of initial intervention one year Number of participants with failure of initial intervention , Requiring a second intervention i.e.insert second tube
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method