Intermittent chest tube clamping decreases chest tube duration time and drainage volume after lung cancer surgery in patients without air leak: an open-label, randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Our previous retrospective study proved the safety and effectiveness of chest tube clamping in terms of shortening chest tube duration. However, it needed to be verified by a prospective study. This study sought to determine if intermittent chest tube clamping decreases chest tube duration and total drainage volume after lung cancer surgery in patients without air leak.

Methods

Patients with resectable lung cancer scheduled to undergo lobectomy were identified as potential candidates. Once the re-expansion of the lung was confirmed via radiography the morning of postoperative day 1 and no air leak was detected, 180 patients were randomly assigned to intermittent chest tube clamping (the clamping group, n=90) or continuous gravity drainage (the control group, n=90)

SUBMITTER: Wang Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8988077 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature