Pleura Injury, Pleural Effusion, Pneumothorax, Pneumothorax and Air Leak
Conditions
Brief summary
Investigators will compare two different approaches of postoperative drainage after the standard water-seal drain has been used efficiently; one is by using urine bag and check it get blown by the leaked air, two is by using clamping of the water seal drain. Investigators will compare them depending on several factors such as; cost effectiveness, hospital stay, duration of putting the drain and more, reinsertion of the chest tube and others.
Interventions
OTHERClamping
Clamping of chest tube
OTHERUrine bag
Attachment of a urine bag to chest tube
Sponsors
Assiut University
Tanta University
European Institute of Oncology
Al-Quds University
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
* post lung resection patients (via Uniportal VATS only) * Over the age of 18 * indicated chest tube
Exclusion criteria
* Under the age of 18
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Overall cost | 5 to 6 days | The overall cost of the patient's hospital stay |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Number of participants with re-accumulation of air after chest tube clamping or attachment to the urine bag | up to 5 days | An important side effect to be studied |
| total number of days with chest drain inserted | up to 5 days | Number of days chest drain remained inserted |
| Number of chest x-rays | up to 5 days | Total number of chest x-rays |
| Number of participants that faced other intervention associated side effects | up to 5 days | Subcutaneous emphysema, tension pneumothorax and others |
| Number of participants with chest tube re-insertion | up to 5 days | An important side effect |
Countries
Egypt, Italy, Palestinian Territories
Contacts
Primary ContactFiras Abuakar, MD
Backup ContactRami Alaraj, MD candidate
Outcome results
None listed