Air leakage after pulmonary resection
Conditions
Interventions
GroupD: Digital drainage system. Thopaz is used for chest drainage in physiological pressure mode(=-8cmH2O)
GroupA: Analog chest drainage system. Analog chest drainage system is used in water seal.
Sponsors
Department of General Thoracic Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, Japan
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: (1) The patients who underwent anatomical pulmonary resection (segmentectomy,lobectomy,and bilobectomy) (2) The patients who have postoperative air leakage more than 30ml/min detected by thopaz on the third day after surgery (3) The patients who consent to the includion of this study in writing
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: (1) The patients who underwent pneumonectomy (2) The patients who underwent lung resection with bronchus or vessel plasty (3) The patients who underwent combined resection of adjacent organs in treatment (4) The use of positive pressure ventilation after surgery (5) The patients who already have therapeutic interventions for postoperative air leakage before including this study (6) The patients who are privided more than two chest drainage tubes in operation room (7) Chylothorax or empyema is detected before including this study (8) The volume of chest drainage is more than 300ml/day (9) The reserch responsible doctor or investigator judges the inadequateness of including
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The duration of postoperative drainage | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The duration of postoperative air leakage | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactTakashi Hiroshima
Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, Japan Department of General Thoracic Surgery
Outcome results
None listed