Silastic Versus Conventional Drain in Thoracic Surgery

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Category Primary study
Registry of Trialsclinicaltrials.gov
Year 2009
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.
Epistemonikos ID: 9c7331dd56a68ae18bdb5a18ad93c0a82a6f61b9
First added on: May 20, 2024