• Keywords
• resekce plic,
• MeSH
• Thoracic Surgical Procedures * classification   methods   MeSH
• Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted classification   MeSH
• Humans MeSH
• Mediastinum surgery   MeSH
• Pleural Cavity surgery   MeSH
• Lung surgery   MeSH
• Postoperative Care MeSH
• Drainage, Postural methods   adverse effects   MeSH
• Thoracentesis methods   instrumentation   MeSH
• Thoracotomy classification   MeSH
• Tracheotomy classification   methods   MeSH
• Check Tag
• Humans MeSH
• Publication type
• Review MeSH

BACKGROUND: Iatrogenic pneumothorax is a common complication of various diagnostic and therapeutic procedures such as transbronchial lung biopsies. The classical mode of treatment is chest tube insertion. Pneumothorax devices are now available on the market but there is a dearth of data on their efficacy to treat iatrogenic pneumothorax. It is important to provide such data as the pathophysiology of iatrogenic pneumothorax is different in comparison with spontaneous pneumothorax for which some data is available. METHODS: This is a randomized, non-blinded, actively controlled trial of effectivity of iatrogenic pneumothorax treatment using the Pleuralvent™ device and chest tube insertion (16F). The secondary aim is to compare the overall pain level and the need for analgesic treatment in both treatment arms. We are planning to enrol 126 patients (63 in each treatment arm). DISCUSSION: Preliminary results showed similar effectivity of the Pleuralvent™ system compared to large bore chest tube insertion. This randomized clinical trial should confirm these results and prove that the Pleuralvent™ system is an effective way of treatment of patients with iatrogenic pneumothorax. If Pleuralvent™ proves to have the same level of efficacy, it may become the standard of care of patients with iatrogenic pneumothorax. TRIAL REGISTRATION: ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03700554.

• MeSH
• Analgesics therapeutic use   MeSH
• Chest Pain drug therapy   etiology   MeSH
• Chest Tubes * MeSH
• Iatrogenic Disease * MeSH
• Humans MeSH
• Pneumothorax therapy   MeSH
• Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic MeSH
• Thoracentesis adverse effects   instrumentation   methods   MeSH
• Check Tag
• Humans MeSH
• Publication type
• Journal Article MeSH
• Clinical Trial Protocol MeSH