Small catheter drainage with chest tube after uniport Video-assisted Thoracoscopic Procedures
Traditionally an Intercostal Tube is applied intraoperative following VATS procedures to drain the remaining pneumothorax and residual effusion , some of the residual effusion can't drain by intercostal tube which lead to prolonged hospital stay hypothesis that putting an additional small catheter drainage at the most depended part of hemithoracic early removal of chest tube without add more pain or hospital stay to the patient.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
10
Insertion central venous catheter ( small catheter drainage ) after uniport vats to decrease hospital stay and to easy drainage after procedure
Number of participants with failure of initial intervention
Number of participants with failure of initial intervention , Requiring a second intervention i.e.insert second tube
Time frame: one year
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