Establishing Safe Drainage Limits for Pleural Chest Tube Removal.

Defining the Threshold for Safe Chest Tube Removal.

Status

Withdrawn

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00574002

Enrollment

Registered

2007-12-14

Start date

2007-12-31

Completion date

2009-12-31

Last updated

2017-01-09

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Conditions

Thoracic Surgery, Thoracic Trauma

Brief summary

The purpose of the study is to evaluate a safe threshold for when to remove chest tubes in patients based on the amount of drainage present.

Detailed description

Measurement of pleural fluid drainage in chest tubes of trauma patients.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Presence of at least one chest tube * No air leak present * Fluid is not infected * Pleural drainage of fluid was an indication for placement of the chest tube * Patient is post-thoracic surgery * Patient is post-thoracic trauma * Informed consent obtained

Exclusion criteria

* Presence of air leak * Infected pleural fluid * Active intra-thoracic bleeding * Thoracic empyema * Non-removal of chest tube (i.e.: expired) * Pregnancy * Less than 18 years of age * Unable to obtain informed consent

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Repeat chest tube insertion within 30 days	two years
Thoracotomy on affected side within 30 days	Two years

Countries

United States

Outcome results