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NCT Number: NCT04294108

Why in Hospital After VATS Lobectomy

The study aims to identify specific or potential reasons that prolong the length of hospital stay after video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery lobectomy.

The hypothesis is that patients who are still in hospital after video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery lobectomy are associated with prolonged air leak, infection, pneumonia, atrial fibrillation or other complications or social factors.

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Key information

Conditions

Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung Air Leakage Arrhythmias, Cardiac Atrial Fibrillation Bronchial Neoplasms Carcinoma, Bronchogenic Cardiovascular Diseases Heart Diseases Infection Infections Lung Diseases Lung Neoplasms Nausea Neoplasms Neoplasms by Site Neurologic Manifestations Pain Pain, Postoperative Pathologic Processes Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Postoperative Complications Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting Respiratory Tract Diseases Respiratory Tract Neoplasms Signs and Symptoms Signs and Symptoms, Digestive Thoracic Neoplasms Vomiting

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Rigshospitalet

Copenhagen, 2100, Denmark

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Patients referred to elective VATS lobectomy
  • Speaks and understands Danish
  • Informed consent obtained

Exclusion criteria

•Age < 18 years

Treatment and study plan

Prolong in-hospital stay

Other

Patients have a longer length of hospital stay than the common recommendation.

Primary outcomes

  1. Length of postoperative hospital stay

    Time frame: Through study completion, an average of 2 days

Secondary outcomes

  1. Number and frequency of postoperative complications

    Time frame: Up to 30 days

  2. Numeric rating scale for postoperative pain in hospitalization

    Time frame: Through study completion, an average of 2 days

    Patients are scored using a numeric rating scale ranging from 0 (no pain) to 10 (excruciating pain) per day.

  3. Drainage duration

    Time frame: Duration from postoperative chest tube placement to potential removal, an average of 2 days

    The criteria of drain removal is that air leak was consistently below 20 ml/min for at least 12 hours and fluid production was non-bloody and non-chylous without an upper volume limit.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Rigshospitalet, Denmark

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Why Are Patients Still in Hospital After Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery Lobectomy?

Important dates

Study start
2020
Primary completion
2020
Study completion
2021
First posted
Mar 3, 2020
Registry last updated
Nov 3, 2021

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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