The safety and feasibility of early postoperative chest tube removal after video assisted thoracoscopic lung segmentectomy

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Phase 2

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-jRCT1030210164

Enrollment

Registered

2021-06-28

Start date

2021-06-28

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

Primary lung cancer, Metastatic lung tumor, inflammatory lung disease Primary lung cancer, Metastatic lung tumor, inflammatory lung disease

Interventions

Early postoperative chest tube removal (4 hours after surgery)

Early postoperative chest tube removal

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients scheduled for VATS anatomical lung segmentectomy Written, informed concent has been obtained.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Dence pleural adhesions History of ipsilateral anatomical lung resection Air leak intraoperative sealing test Blood loss over 200ml Underlying lung disease (emphysema, interstitial pneumonia, etc.) Air leaks from the end of surgery up to 4 hours Discharge over 300ml from the end of surgery up to 4 hours

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Incidence of chest tube reinsertion	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Postoperative hospitalization Postoperative pain score Postoperative complication	—

Contacts

Public ContactIgai Hitoshi

Japanese Red Cross Maebashi Hospital

hitoshiigai@gmail.com+81-272653333

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026