Measurement of Diaphragmatic Dysfunction After Thoracic Surgery

Aarhus University Hospital

Status: Completed

Conditions: Postoperative Complications; Phrenic Nerve Paralysis; Diaphragm Injury; Thoracic Cancer

Treatments: Procedure: Lung lobectomy OR esophagus cancer resection

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04507594

DiaphragmaticDysfunction

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study aims to measure diaphragmatic dysfunction with ultrasonography and nerve stimulation of the phrenicus nerve, in patients undergoing thoracic surgery for lung and esophageal cancer, and correlate measures of diaphramatic function to clinical postoperative endpoints.

Enrollment: 40 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 99 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Scheduled thoracic resection Surgery for lung- or esophagus cancer. For lung cancer patients, at least one lung lobe has to scheduled for resection

Exclusion criteria

• Known Diaphragmatic Dysfunction
• Neuromuscular Disease
• Pleural Effusion > 1cm
• Pneumothorax
• Known Phrenic Nerve Palsy

Trial design

40 participants in 1 patient group

Patients undergoing Thoracic Surgery

Treatment:

Procedure: Lung lobectomy OR esophagus cancer resection