Outpatient Chest Tube Management Following Thoracic Resection Improves Patient Length of Stay and Satisfaction Without Compromising Outcomes

NCT01551082 | Terminated Results DMC

• 1 other identifier: MEM Chest tube study
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 12
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Discharging patients home with air leak and chest tube to portable drainage device after thoracic resection is cost effective and safe without compromising patients outcome or satisfaction. Despite good outcomes this practice is not done universally by thoracic surgeons.

Conditions

Lung Cancer; Pneumothorax; Subcutaneous Emphysema

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Outpatient Chest Tube Management Following Thoracic Resection Improves Patient Length of Stay and Satisfaction Without Compromising Outcomes

  Outcome measures for this study were to correlate outpatient chest tube management with patient satisfaction. Also to correlate decreased length of stay without compromising any patient outcomes.

  2 years

Study Arms (1)

Outpatient chest tubes

All patients, mixed gender, race, and age, who underwent thoracic resection by one surgeon over the past seven years and discharged home with air leak present and chest tube to portable drainage device.

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 89 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Patients undergoing thoracic resection by one surgeon with post operative air leak being discharged home with chest tube and portable drainage device.

You may qualify if:

• all patients 18-89,
• all genders,
• all patients undergoing thoracic resection,
• all patients discharged with chest tube

You may not qualify if:

• minors,
• all patients \> 90 years old,
• all mentally challenged,
• all non-English speaking patients

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Alliance of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgeons: lead

Study Sites (1)

Memorial Hospital

Chattanooga, Tennessee, 37404, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Lung Neoplasms; Pneumothorax; Subcutaneous Emphysema

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Respiratory Tract Neoplasms; Thoracic Neoplasms; Neoplasms by Site; Neoplasms; Lung Diseases; Respiratory Tract Diseases; Pleural Diseases; Emphysema; Pathologic Processes; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Results Point of Contact

• Title: Jeremy Smith RN
• Organization: Alliance of Cardiac Vascular and Thoracic Surgeons

jsmith@actvsurgeons.com

4236245200

Study Officials

• Jeremy S Smith, BSN

  Alliance of Cardiac Thoracic and Vascular Surgeons

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Publication Agreements

• PI is Sponsor Employee: Yes

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: RETROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Registered Nurse

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: March 8, 2012
• First Posted: March 12, 2012
• Study Start: March 1, 2012
• Primary Completion: January 1, 2014
• Study Completion: January 1, 2014
• Last Updated: December 12, 2016
• Results First Posted: December 12, 2016

Record last verified: 2016-10

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)