Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related death worldwide. Thoracoscopic pulmonary resection is a prevalent management for early stage of lung cancer. Placement of traditional chest tube is the standard procedure after surgery, which causes pain that cannot be ignored. We aimed to determine whether a modified thoracic drainage strategy based on pigtail catheter associated with better clinical results compared with traditional methods after thoracoscopic surgery for lung cancer.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
60
After inserting the chest tube, add a pigtail catheter into the posterior axillary lines of the 7th intercostal.
Daping Hospital and the Research Institute of Surgery of the Third Military Medical University
Chongqing, Chongqing Municipality, China
RECRUITINGChest tube drainage duration
The number of days from operation day to the day of chest tube removal
Time frame: From date of operation until the date of chest tube removal, assessed up to 7 days
Volume of drainage
Total volume of thoracic drainage (ml)
Time frame: From date of operation until the date of removal of the chest tube and pigtail catheter, assessed up to 7 days.
Postoperative hospital stay
The numbers of days of patients stay in the hospital after surgery
Time frame: From date of operation until the date of hospital discharge, assessed up to 30 days.
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