J93.8 J90
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: Patients with an indication for lung or chest wall resection surgery except for pneumonectomy receive a systematic ultrasound examination of the thorax on the first postoperative day and afte
Sponsors
Lungenklinik Kliniken der Stadt Köln gGmbH, Standort Merheim
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: lung or chest wall resection including visceral decortication, pulmotomy and bronchotomy, except pneumonectomy
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: pregnancy
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Sensitivity of lung ultrasound compared with chest X-ray for a residual pneumothorax of at least 1.5cm size (apex-to-cupola in upright chest roentgenogram) after removing the chest tube | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Specificity, predictive values, likelihood ratios, diagnostic odd's ratio, test parameters for other pneumothorax cut-off values, test parameters for other pleural or pulmonary pathologies, all compared with chest roentgenogram | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactThomas Galetin
Lungenklinik Kliniken der Stadt Köln gGmbH, Standort Merheim
Outcome results
None listed