Thoracic Surgery
Conditions
Interventions
large bore chest tube (28F):30F chest tube for post-operative chest drainage
small bore chest tube (16F):16F chest tube for post-operative chest drainage
Sponsors
Department of Thoracic surgery, tongji hospital of tongji medical college of huazhong university of science & technology
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 80 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Eligible patients were those aged 18 years or older and were going to undertake thoracic surgeries including traditional thoracotomy or thoracoscopic surgery.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients used to undergo thoracic procedure on the same side; 2. Patients who used opiates preoperatively; 3. Patients with comorbidities which would cause chronic pain; 4. Patients with disorders of limb's activity, paralysis or consciousness disturbance; 5. Patients with thoracic trauma.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| total drainage volume;tube duration;post-operative VAS;Pleural effusion; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| subcutaneous emphysema;infection of tube incision;rate of inserting chest tube again;length of hospital stay after surgery;the incidence of incision numbness; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactFu Xiangning
Outcome results
None listed