NCT00873587

Clinical Trial Evaluating the Optimal Technique for Chest Tube Removal

Randomized Clinical Trial Evaluating the Optimal Technique for Chest Tube Removal

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 342 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Alabama at Birmingham · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 19 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

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

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Chest tube pull on inspiration	Pull chest tube on Inspiration
PROCEDURE	Expiration	Pull chest tube on Expiration

Timeline

• Start date: 2009-03-01
• Primary completion: 2011-09-01
• Completion: 2012-09-01
• First posted: 2009-04-01
• Last updated: 2015-10-14

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States