An interventional study of Bilateral chest tube placement and Single drain placement in Pleura; Effusion, Esophageal Adenocarcinoma and Esophageal Anastomotic Leak, sponsored by Khyber Teaching Hospital. Recruiting at 1 site in Pakistan. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2025-08-15.
Sponsored by Khyber Teaching Hospital · Not applicable, Interventional, and Prevention
Esophagectomy is a major surgical procedure done for carcinoma of esophagus. Usually bilateral chest tubes are placed in surgery for prevention of fluid accumulation in chest. However such procedure limits patients mobility and increases severity of pain. recent studies suggest that a single drain can be safe and effective. our study aims to compare the results of two chest tubes vs one.
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Exclusion Criteria:
Participants in this group will have bilateral intercostal chest tubes placed during surgery.
Procedure: Bilateral chest tube placement
Paricipants in this group will have a single transhiatal drain placed in mediastinum that would be brought out through abdomen
Procedure: Single drain placement
Bilateral chest tubes will be passed in this intervention group through intercostal spaces
A single transhiatal drain will be placed in mediastinum in this group
Chest expansion
Chest expansion will be observed by chest xray postoperatively
Time frame: On postoperative day 1 and day 3 .
Plan to share: No — Patients data will be confidential
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