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Outcomes of a Single Chest Drain vs Two Drains

No phase Interventional Pleura; Effusion Esophageal Adenocarcinoma Esophageal Anastomotic Leak

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An automatic summary of structured registry data. It is an orientation aid, not a substitute for the official protocol or a physician assessment.

What is being studied
The protocol lists: Bilateral chest tube placement, Single drain placement.
Who it may be relevant to
Registry conditions: Pleura; Effusion, Esophageal Adenocarcinoma, Esophageal Anastomotic Leak. Basic parameters: No limits · All.
What needs checking
Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
Where it takes place
Pakistan
Next step
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Official title

Outcomes of Transhiatal Drain Placement in Esophagectomy, a Randomised Control Trial

Overview

Esophagectomy is a major surgical procedure done for carcinoma of esophagus. Usually bilateral chest tubes are placed in surgery for prevention of fluid accumulation in chest. However such procedure limits patients mobility and increases severity of pain. recent studies suggest that a single drain can be safe and effective. our study aims to compare the results of two chest tubes vs one.

Interventions

  • Procedure Bilateral chest tube placement
    Bilateral chest tubes will be passed in this intervention group through intercostal spaces
  • Procedure Single drain placement
    A single transhiatal drain will be placed in mediastinum in this group

Primary outcome measures

  • Chest expansion [Time frame: On postoperative day 1 and day 3 .]

Eligibility criteria

Inclusion criteria

  • All patients undergoing open esophagectomy for carcinoma of esophagus

Exclusion criteria

  • Non consenting individuals esophagectomy for benign disease

Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.

Healthy volunteers: No

Study design

Allocation
Randomized
Model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Single blind
Primary purpose
Prevention

Study locations

Pakistan · 1 center
  • Khyber teaching hospital — Peshawar

Identifiers

NCT: NCT07125248 · 190/DME/KM

Primary sources (government registries)

View this study on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗