Air leakage after pulmonary resection
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: The patients who were clinically diagnosed with pulmonary tumor and underwent complete resection (partial resection, segmentectomy, lobectomy, and bi-lobectomy)
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1) The patients who underwent pneumonectomy. 2) The patients who underwent bronchoplasty or chest wall resection. 3) The patients who underwent surgical resection for the treatment of emphysema or inflammatory lung disease. 4) The patients who underwent surgery for the purpose of only biopsy, and were not achieved complete resection. 5) The patients who denied the registration for this study.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The period of postoperative air leakage by each management methods (water seal, continuous suction, and using digital suction system). | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1) Frequency in use of each management methods of postoperative air leakage 2) Occurrence rate of postoperative air leakage by operative procedures 3) Occurrence rate of prolonged (for more than 7days after surgery) air leakage | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Kanto Rosai Hospital Department of Thoracic Surgery