Outcomes of a Single Chest Drain vs Two Drains
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
AgeNot listed
SponsorKhyber Teaching Hospital
About this trial
Esophagectomy is a major surgical procedure done for carcinoma of esophagus. Usually bilateral chest tubes are placed in surgery for prevention of fluid accumulation in chest. However such procedure limits patients mobility and increases severity of pain. recent studies suggest that a single drain can be safe and effective. our study aims to compare the results of two chest tubes vs one.
Eligibility criteria
This trial does not accept healthy volunteersQualifiers
All patients undergoing open esophagectomy for carcinoma of esophagus
Disqualifiers
Non consenting individuals esophagectomy for benign disease
Trial design
Design model
Parallel
Treatments tested in this trial
Bilateral chest tube placement
Procedure/SurgeryBilateral chest tubes will be passed in this intervention group through intercostal spaces
Single drain placement
Procedure/SurgeryA single transhiatal drain will be placed in mediastinum in this group
Treatment groups
68 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsGroup A: Bilateral chest drains groupExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Group B: Single drain groupExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
1
Chest expansion
Chest expansion will be observed by chest xray postoperatively
Time frame
On postoperative day 1 and day 3 .Sponsors and contacts
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Source ClinicalTrials.gov