Sensory Changes From Chest Drains

Rigshospitalet

Status: Completed

Conditions: Thoracotomy; Chronic Pain

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01274871

H-B-2008-059/drain

Details and patient eligibility

About

Does chest drains contribute to the post thoracotomy pain syndrome

Enrollment: 21 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Age > 18
• Able to cooperate
• able to speak and read Danish

Exclusion criteria

• repeat surgery
• cognitive dysfunction
• other nerve injury on the thorax
• abuse (medicine/ alcohol etc)

Trial design

21 participants in 1 patient group

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