Video-assisted Thoracic Surgery (VATS) Versus Axillary Mini-thoracotomy for the Treatment of Recurrent Spontaneous Pneumothorax

N/ACompletedNCT01192217

AHEPA University Hospital66 enrolled

Overview

The investigators conducted a prospective randomized study to compare axillary minithoracotomy versus a modified two-port thoracoscopic technique for surgical pleurodesis in patients with recurrent spontaneous pneumothorax operated in a single institution. The main objective of the study was to investigate possible differences regarding short- and long-term clinical outcome between the two different techniques.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Pneumothorax

Interventions

Modified thoracoscopic techniquePROCEDURE

Two-port thoracoscopic technique

Axillary mini-thoracotomyPROCEDURE

Axillary mini-thoracotomy

Eligibility

Sex: ALL

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * ipsilateral recurrent spontaneous pneumothorax * first episode of contralateral pneumothorax Exclusion Criteria: * None

Locations (1)

AHEPA University Hospital Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery

Thessaloniki, Greece

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

pneumothorax recurrence rate

Recurrence rate

Postoperative complication rate

Postoperative complications

Patient satisfaction with treatment

Secondary Outcomes

Duration of one-lung ventilation

Total operative time

Duration of chest tube drainage

Length of postoperative hospital stay

Incidence of chronic pain

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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