Comparing two breathing techniques during chest tumor surgery
Part of Lungs & breathing clinical trials.
This study compares two different breathing techniques during chest surgery to remove a mediastinal tumor. It looks at whether pausing at the end of a breath can improve oxygen and carbon dioxide levels in the blood during the operation.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are between 20 and 80 years old.
- You are scheduled for a minimally invasive chest surgery to remove a mediastinal tumor (using video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery).
- Your surgery will use carbon dioxide gas to inflate the chest and one-lung ventilation.
- You have a mild or moderate health condition (ASA II or III) but no severe chronic lung disease like COPD or a low diffusion capacity.
- You have not had a collapsed lung or have any lung blisters seen on imaging.
- You can read and understand the consent form.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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