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Early Postoperative Day 0 Chest Tube Removal After Thoracoscopic Minor Surgeries

RecruitingNAAges 18 Years - 99 YearsAllInsel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern
NCT04670523 on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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What the trial is, and whether it could suit you

The safe conditions for early chest tube removal have been progressively questioned and redefined around reliable digital air flow criteria and extension of liquid threshold accepted. Nevertheless, in current practice, the chest tube remains in restricting early mobilization and optimal compliance with ERAS programme, during the first crucial 24 h after surgery. Thus, to go further, the investigators decide to assess in this study the safety of POD 0 chest tube removal after minor thoracic operations in patients in health condition tolerating operation and anesthesia.

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📋 Eligibility rules (as published)
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Thoracoscopic extra-anatomical lung resection (surgical lung biopsy) 2. Thoracoscopic pleural biopsy 3. Signed consent 4. Age of majority Exclusion Criteria: 1. Anatomical resection 2. Empyema 3. Pleural effusion 4. Pleurodesis 5. Vulnerable persons (Pregnant women, Children and adolescents)
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What it tests

  • Early postoperative day 0 (POD 0) chest tube removal.
  • Chest tube removal according to traditional standard protocol not earlier than on postoperative day 1 (POD 1).
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Where

1 site
University Hospital of Bern, Inselspital
Bern, Switzerland
🤝 Taking part is your choice, and you can leave at any time. Only the trial team can confirm you are eligible — always decide together with your own doctor.
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