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Outcomes Following Omission of Daily Routine Chest Radiographs Following Pulmonary Resection

NCT03704870 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 50

Last updated 2020-05-01

No results posted yet for this study

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.

Conditions

Interventions

DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Chest Xray

Daily chest xray

DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

No daily chest xray

Chest xray will be done post chest tube removal only

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University Health Network, Toronto

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Gail Darling, MD · UHN

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-01-26
Primary Completion
2019-12-31
Completion
2020-03-31

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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