Lung Adenocarcinoma, Lung Cancer, Lung Cancer, Nonsmall Cell, Lung Diseases, Surgery
Conditions
Brief summary
Currently, it is the standard of care practice to perform daily routine CXR when a chest tube is in situ following pulmonary resection. However, previous research as well as experience of thoracic surgeons suggested this kind of management has poor diagnostic and therapeutic value. Eliminating daily routine CXR for adult patients having undergone pulmonary surgery might decrease the frequency of radiation exposure and hospitalization costs per patient without increasing reintervention rates, length of hospital stays, readmission rates or any adverse events.
Interventions
DIAGNOSTIC_TESTChest Xray
Daily chest xray
DIAGNOSTIC_TESTNo daily chest xray
Chest xray will be done post chest tube removal only
Sponsors
University Health Network, Toronto
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Adult males or females who plan to receive VATS pulmonary resections confined to lobectomies, segmentectomies and wedge resections. * Willingness to adhere to randomized treatment. * Ability to answer self- and interviewer- administered questions in English * Understand and sign a written informed consent form in English
Exclusion criteria
* Previous thoracic surgery history in the same side. * Exploration, biopsy, lung volume reduction surgeries (LVRS), bilobectomies, sleeve resections or pneumonectomies performed.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Number of total chest xrays performed per subject | 30 days | number of scheduled and additional chest xrays, and how does this correlate with post operative safety |
Countries
Canada
Outcome results
None listed