Can beginners detect collapsed lung after heart surgery via ultrasound?
Part of Lungs & breathing clinical trials.
This trial tests whether a beginner (like a nurse or trainee) can use an ultrasound to safely detect a collapsed lung (pneumothorax) after heart surgery when the chest tubes are removed. It could make care faster and safer for you.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are 18 or older
- You are having heart surgery
- You have a chest tube that will be removed in the cardiac intensive care unit
- You do not have severe chronic lung disease (like advanced COPD or interstitial lung disease)
- You have never had a pneumothorax (collapsed lung) before this chest tube removal
- You are not on a breathing machine at the time of screening
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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