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Effects of Local Protocols on Duration of Chest Tube Therapy Following Thoracic Surgery

NCT01467622 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 80

Last updated 2013-05-07

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Summary

The effect of local chest-tube management protocols on the duration of chest-tube therapy following thoracic surgery was analyzed in four German specialized Thoracic Surgery Units. The primary study objective was the duration of chest tube therapy in postoperative patients.

Conditions

  • Pulmonary Air Leak

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Chest tube removal

Chest tube removal on the basis of local recommendations for postoperative chest tube management

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Medela AG

    collaborator INDUSTRY

  • Schillerhoehe Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Albert Linder, MD · Klinikum Bremen-Ost gGmbH

  • Thorsten Walles, MD · Schillerhoehe Hospital

  • Josef Wolf · Medela GmbH & Co. Handels KG

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
85 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2009-04-30
Primary Completion
2009-08-31
Completion
2011-10-31

Countries

  • Germany

Study Locations

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