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Clinical Trial Evaluating the Optimal Technique for Chest Tube Removal

NCT00873587 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 342

Last updated 2015-10-14

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

There are two commonly used methods to remove chest tubes following thoracotomy. One is to remove the chest tube at maximum inspiration, (patient is asked to take a deep breath in and hold it), and the other is to pull the chest tube at maximum expiration,(patient is asked to blow out as much air as they can can and hold it). There has been considerable discussion among Thoracic surgeons that one of these two methods may decrease the risk of pneumothorax, the most common complication associated with chest tube removal. The investigators will compare the two methods, and also identify risk factors of developing pneumothorax during chest tube removal.

Conditions

  • Chest Tube Removal

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Chest tube pull on inspiration

Pull chest tube on Inspiration

PROCEDURE

Expiration

Pull chest tube on Expiration

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Alabama at Birmingham

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Robert J Cerfolio, MD · University of Alabama at Birmingham, Department of Surgery

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
19 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2009-03-31
Primary Completion
2011-09-30
Completion
2012-09-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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