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ArticleCHEST pulmonary2025

A Novel Same Day Discharge Program After Pulmonary Wedge Resection: A Prospective Clinical Trial.

David Sahai, Richard C Chaulk, Richard Malthaner, Mehdi Qiabi, Dalilah Fortin, Richard Inculet, Rahul Nayak

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Article in CHEST pulmonary, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05067738 (The Development of a Novel Same Day Discharge Program After Pulmonary Resection), which is not on this map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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NCT05067738 nacompletednot on this map

The Development of a Novel Same Day Discharge Program After Pulmonary Resection: A Safety and Feasibility Pilot Study

TypeinterventionalSponsorLondon Health Sciences Centre Research Institute OR Lawson Research Institute of St. Joseph'sRan2022 to 2024Enrolled54ConditionsSurgery, Minor, Lung CancerArmssame day discharge
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7 authors.

David SahaiSchulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, ON, Canada.
Richard C ChaulkSchulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, ON, Canada.
Richard MalthanerSchulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, ON, Canada.
Mehdi QiabiSchulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, ON, Canada.
Dalilah FortinSchulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, ON, Canada.
Richard InculetSchulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, ON, Canada.
Rahul NayakSchulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, ON, Canada.

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Abstract

Background: The current practice for patients undergoing minimally invasive pulmonary wedge resection (MIS-PWR) is to remain in hospital with a chest tube (CT) in situ for at least 24 hours. There exists emerging evidence that patients typically do not encounter significant complications during this period. However, this has not been studied prospectively. Research Question: Is it feasible and safe for patients to undergo early CT removal and same day discharge (SDD) after elective MIS-PWR? Study Design and Methods: We conducted a nonrandomized prospective clinical trial in 2 phases to assess early CT removal and SDD after elective MIS-PWR. Phase 1 focused on the safety of early CT removal with patients undergoing removal at 4 hours postoperatively. Phase 2 evaluated both early CT removal and SDD. The primary outcomes were rate of successful early CT removal and the rate of successful SDD. Results: In phase 1, a total of 51 patients were enrolled (intervention group: n = 31, control group: n = 20). In the intervention group, 22 (71%) had early removal of CT. Patients who underwent early CT removal in this phase had a significantly shorter median length of hospital stay in days (2.0 in control group vs 1.0 in intervention group; Interpretation: Our results indicate that select patients undergoing MIS-PWR can safely undergo early CT removal and can be safely discharged on the day of surgery. Clinical Trial Registration: ClinicalTrials.gov; No.: NCT05067738; URL: www.clinicaltrials.gov.

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early chest tube removalminimally invasive surgerypulmonary resectionsame day dischargethoracic surgery

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PMID42548370
PMCPMC13418034

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