A study of ideal regulated pressure level on the digital thoracic drainage system for postoperative air leak

JRCT ID: jRCT1032180388

Registered date:20/03/2019

Basic Information

• Recruitment status: Not Recruiting
• Health condition(s) or Problem(s) studied: Primary lung cancer, Metastatic lung tumor, Benign lung tumor
• Date of first enrollment: 10/04/2019
• Target sample size: 206
• Study type: Interventional
• Intervention(s): Thoracic drainage is performed after pulmonary resection under the setting of pleural pressure at -8cmH2O or -15cmH2O on the Thopaz or the Thopaz plus.

Outcome(s)

• Primary Outcome: frequency of prolonged air leak
• Secondary Outcome: Treatment completion rate (%), Duration of postoperative air leak (hr), Duration of drain placement (day) , Days of hospitalization (day), Frequency of postoperative pleurodesis, Occurrence rate of postoperative respiratory adverse events (%), Postoperative pulmonary function

Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

• Age minimum: >= 20age old
• Age maximum: Not applicable
• Gender: Both
• Include criteria: Patients who underwent lobectomy or segmentectomy and developed postoperative air leak (100-1000mL/min on Thopaz or Thopas plus) on POD1
• Exclude criteria: Patients who developed severe subcutaneous emphysema or collapse of the lung on POD1

Related Information

• Primary Sponsor: Suzuki Kenji