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Filter by:This study is a randomized, controlled study, with the primary objective to demonstrate non-inferiority of Hemopatch compared to TachoSil in postoperative air leak duration after pulmonary resection, and with the secondary objective of evaluating the safety of Hemopatch compared to TachoSil.
In thoracic surgery, it is usual to place apical and basal drains for complete drainage of air and fluid out of the pleural cavity. The routinely used drains are mainly made of plastic. Recently silastic drains of smaller size are used without any complication. The investigators designed a prospective randomized trial to compare the draining properties of the two types of drains following various resections in thoracic surgery.
The digital pleural drainage system Topaz+ by Medela is compared to the analogue system Atrium OCEAN by Maquet in patients undergoing cardiac surgery. The study is prospectively randomized with an all-comer setup. The patients are randomly selected for one of the systems. The surgery is performed in the standard fashion and chest tubes are placed routinely by the surgeon depending on the type of surgery. A retrosternal 32 French drain is placed in every patient and pericardial and/or pleural drains are optional. The postoperative course does not vary from the clinical standard and the chest tubes are removed according to institutional standard. The clinical data about fluid amount, time of removal, air leaks, tamponade are routinely collected in a digital patient documentation system.