Clinical trial · Observational
Sonography After Thoracic Surgery (SATS)
Sonography After Thoracic Surgery - SATS (CT0011)
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
Lung cancer remains the leading cause of mortality from malignant diseases in both men and women worldwide. Following thoracic surgery and pulmonary resection, patients have a surgically induced pneumothorax / hydro-hemothorax and hence tube thoracostomy is necessary to drain the air and effusion. Due to this, patients must undergo post-operative chest x-ray (CXR) evaluations in order to evaluate the chest and make decisions regarding removal of chest tubes (CT) as well as for decisions regarding patient discharge. Thoracic Ultrasound (US) has been shown to be accurate at diagnosing pneumothorax and has been well-studied in the trauma population. To the investigators knowledge, there are currently no centers using thoracic US routinely in the post-operative setting following thoracic surgery.
Conditions
Conditions (1)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lung Cancer | Malignant Lung Neoplasm | CURATED_EXACT | 0.92 |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| thoracic ultrasound | Procedure | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (0)
[]Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- US post thoracic surgery will be measured against CXR in the detection of pneumothorax/pleural effusion. Decisions will be made regarding chest tube removal during rounds, alleviate the need for more CXR as well as decrease patient length of stay.
- timeFrame
- on a daily basis
- description
- Surgeon performed ultrasound will be compared to plain film CXR, which is considered the "gold standard". If the result of this study show that surgeon performed US is accurate and sensitive in the evaluation of post-operative thoracic surgery patients, US could replace CXR in the post-operative care of these patients
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients undergoing elective, open and thoracoscopic thoracic surgery for any indication Exclusion Criteria: * Age \< 18 years old * Inability to consent for the study * Chest wall anatomy precluding SATS * Inability to sit upright
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