Establishing Safe Drainage Limits for Pleural Chest Tube Removal.

University of Missouri, Kansas City

Status: Withdrawn

Conditions: Thoracic Trauma; Thoracic Surgery

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00574002

07-68e

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of the study is to evaluate a safe threshold for when to remove chest tubes in patients based on the amount of drainage present.

Full description

Measurement of pleural fluid drainage in chest tubes of trauma patients.

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Presence of at least one chest tube
• No air leak present
• Fluid is not infected
• Pleural drainage of fluid was an indication for placement of the chest tube
• Patient is post-thoracic surgery
• Patient is post-thoracic trauma
• Informed consent obtained

Exclusion criteria

• Presence of air leak
• Infected pleural fluid
• Active intra-thoracic bleeding
• Thoracic empyema
• Non-removal of chest tube (i.e.: expired)
• Pregnancy
• Less than 18 years of age
• Unable to obtain informed consent

Trial design

0 participants in 2 patient groups

Group A

Description:

Patients that have their chest tube removed when drainage is 400mL or less in 24 hours.

Group B.

Description:

Patients that have their chest tube removed when drainage is 200mL or less in 24 hours.