About this trial
The objective of the study is to evaluate, in a clinical trial, the efficacy of peri operative administration of long-acting inhaled ß-2 mimetics on the occurrence of postoperative pulmonary complications
Eligibility criteria
This trial does not accept healthy volunteersQualifiers
Adult (>18 years)
Lung cancer eligible for surgical management by lung resection (non-small cell lung carcinoma = NSCLC) by any route
Naïve to long-term inhaled bronchodilator therapy
High risk of post-operative pulmonary complications (Pre-operative FEV1 < 80%)
Disqualifiers
Patient refusal
Pregnancy
Emergency surgery
Patient with a physiological status of WHO IV or ASA ≥ IV
Trial design
Parallel
Treatments tested in this trial
Formoterol Fumarate 12 mcg (Foradil Aerolizer)
DrugAdministration in the interventional arm of long-acting inhaled ß-2 mimetics: FORMOTEROL FUMARATE 12 µg pwd inhalation capsule (FORMOTEROL VIATRIS®), taken twice a day intraoperatively from Day-2 to Day 7.
Usual treatment
Other interventionusual treatment
Treatment groups
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
Number of postoperative pulmonary complication
Number of postoperative pulmonary complications (PPC) at day 7 after a thoracic surgery for lung resection
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