Clinical trial · Interventional
Same Day Discharge for Wedge Resection
The Development of a Novel Same Day Discharge Program After Pulmonary Resection: A Safety and Feasibility Pilot Study
NCT05067738CI-TRIAL-00077640completedN/AClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
- 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)
Monitoring carefully selected participants to determine if participants can be safely discharged the same day of pulmonary resection
Conditions
Conditions (3)
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 |
| Minor | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Surgery | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| same day discharge | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (1)
- type
- OTHER
- label
- Discharge
- description
- Phase 1-Patients will continue to be admitted after their surgery as is the current practice. Phase 2-Patients will have their chest tube removed once they meet chest tube removal criteria and will be discharged home once they meet discharge criteria.
- interventionNames
- Other: same day discharge
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Rate of successful same day discharge
- timeFrame
- 2 years
- description
- These patients will have their chest tube removed once they meet chest tube removal criteria and will be discharged home once they meet discharge criteria.
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: Patients aged 18 years of age and older who are scheduled to undergo an elective minimally invasive wedge resection of their lung. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Pulmonary function tests demonstrating forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1) \<50% predicted, FEV1 \<1.5L and/or diffusion lung capacity of carbon monoxide (DLCO) \<50% predicted. 2. Patient receives an intraoperative pleurodesis. 3. Conversion to open thoracotomy or mini thoracotomy intraoperatively. 4. Active pregnancy. 5. Thoracic Revised Cardiac Risk Index Score (ThRCRI)8 \>2. 6. Underlying cognitive disorder resulting in inability to complete activities of daily living.
References
Publications (1)
- DERIVEDSahai D, Chaulk RC, Malthaner R, Qiabi M, Fortin D, Inculet R, Nayak R. A Novel Same Day Discharge Program After Pulmonary Wedge Resection: A Prospective Clinical Trial. CHEST Pulm. 2025 Feb 24;3(2):100148. doi: 10.1016/j.chpulm.2025.100148. eCollection 2025 Jun. PMID 42548370