Prolonged Air Leakage After Major Lung Resection
Status: Recruiting
Location: See location...
Intervention Type: Procedure
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY
The goal of this prospective randomized controlled trial is to investigate the clinical effects of autologous blood pleurodesis in the treatment of pulmonary air leaks on the first postoperative day following VATS pulmonary resections. Patients will through web-based randomization be randomly assigned into intrapleural instillation of autologous blood (intervention) or standard treatment with ordinary chest drainage (control).
Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 18
Healthy Volunteers: f
View:
• Patients \> 18 years of age
• Patients willing to give informed consent
• Patients undergoing VATS lobectomy
• Patients with a postoperative air leak (\> 20ml/min for at least 6 hours).
Locations
Other Locations
Denmark
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Odense University Hospital
RECRUITING
Odense
Contact Information
Primary
Finn Dittberner, MD
finn.orjar.armundsen.dittberner@rsyd.dk
+45 65411542
Time Frame
Start Date: 2023-01-10
Estimated Completion Date: 2025-10-31
Participants
Target number of participants: 182
Treatments
Active_comparator: Blood pleurodesis
No_intervention: Simple chest drainage (chest tube)
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Leads: Odense University Hospital