Randomised trial comparing the use of suction with underwater seal versus only an underwater seal applied to chest drains following lung resectio
Completed
- Conditions
- Surgery: LobectomySurgeryLobectomy
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN20243318
- Lead Sponsor
- Record Provided by the NHSTCT Register - 2006 Update - Department of Health
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 300
Inclusion Criteria
Cases eligible to be included in the trial: all lobectomies, all wedges, all lung biopsies, all operations of pneumothorax.
Exclusion Criteria
Lung volume reduction surgery and pneumonectomies.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method