Clinical trials: Thoracoscopic Wedge Resection
Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax
Efficacy of the Additional Mechanical Pleurodesis for Surgical Management of Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax
For the definite treatment of primary spontaneous pneumothorax(PSP), thoracoscopic bleb obliteration with pleural adhesive procedure is generally accepted as a standard.
- Trial name
- NCT00615849
- Testing
- thoracoscopic surgery
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 1,440 people
- Sponsor
- Seoul National University Bundang Hospital
Lung Diseases, Interstitial, Pulmonary Nodule, Solitary
Chest Tube After a Video-assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery Pulmonary Wedge Resection
After performing VATS pulmonary wedge resections, a chest tube is routinely left in the pleural cavity to drain possible air leaks and fluid accumulations.
- Trial name
- NOTUBE (NCT00841750)
- Testing
- Do not leave a chest tube in the pleural cavity., Do leave a chest tube in the pleural cavity.
- Where
- 3 sites in Colombia
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Fundación Oftalmológica de Santander Clínica Carlos Ardila Lulle