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Drainage Amount for Removal of Thoracostomy Tube

NCT00575198 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 280

Last updated 2017-06-21

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether chest tubes can be safely removed without considering how much fluid is draining through the tube.

Conditions

  • Pneumothorax
  • Pleural Effusion

Interventions

OTHER

No drainage threshold

Removal of the thoracostomy tube independently of the amount of fluid that drained from the tube in the prior 24 hours

OTHER

Drainage <2 mL/kg

Removal of the thoracostomy tube only if the drainage from the tube in the prior 24 hours is less than 2 mL/kg of the patient's ideal body weight

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of California, Davis

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Garth H Utter, MD MSc · University of California, Davis

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
14 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2007-12-31
Primary Completion
2012-09-30
Completion
2012-12-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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