Drainage Amount for Removal of Thoracostomy Tube

NACompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

280

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

December 31, 2007

Primary Completion Date

September 30, 2012

Study Completion Date

December 31, 2012

Conditions
PneumothoraxPleural Effusion
Interventions
OTHER

No drainage threshold

Removal of the thoracostomy tube independently of the amount of fluid that drained from the tube in the prior 24 hours

OTHER

Drainage <2 mL/kg

Removal of the thoracostomy tube only if the drainage from the tube in the prior 24 hours is less than 2 mL/kg of the patient's ideal body weight

Trial Locations (1)

95817

University of California, Davis, Medical Center, Sacramento

All Listed Sponsors
lead

University of California, Davis

OTHER

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