Early Chest Tube Removal After Surgery for Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax: A Randomized Controlled Trial

"Subjects within the Early Removal group will have their chest tube removed if the following criteria are met on the morning of POD#1:~* ≤1 cm of apical pleural separation and no other areas of pleural separation~* No air leak~* No bloody output or concern for bleeding~* \< 400cc of drainage"

"Subjects within the Standard Removal group will have their chest tube removal on POD#2 if the following criteria are met on the morning of POD#1:~* ≤1 cm of apical pleural separation and no other areas of pleural separation~* No air leak~* No bloody output or concern for bleeding~* \< 400cc of drainage"

A single apical chest tube will be placed and connected to a suction device at least -20 mmHg suction.