Through this randomized controlled clinical trial, we aim to identify whether there is a difference in the incidence of 24 hour pneumothorax after chest tube removal, in two blindly randomized groups of patients: The first group with chest tube clamping 6 hours prior to removal, and the second group there will be no chest tube clamping. The data will be prospectively collected from patient records from the National Institute of Respiratory Diseases Ismael Cosío Villegas.
Patients with an indication of chest tube removal will be randomized to two possible arms: clamping (for 6 hours before removal) or not clamping (immediate removal). Incidence of 24hour pneumothorax after chest tube removal will be recorded.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
93
There will be a randomized selection of patients who will have a clamping of the chest tube 6 hours prior to chest tube removal.
There will be a randomized selection of patients who wont have chest tube clamping 6 hours prior to chest tube removal.
National Institute of Respiratory Diseases
Mexico City, Mexico
Incidence of pneumothorax after chest tube removal with chest tube clamping
Cases of pneumothorax after chest tube removal despite clamping
Time frame: After 24 hours of procedure
Incidence of pneumothorax after chest tube removal without chest tube clamping
Cases of pneumothorax after chest tube removal despite clamping
Time frame: After 24 hours of procedure
Hospital days of stay
Hospital days of stay
Time frame: Through study completion, an average of 1 month
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