Dextrose treatment for air leaks after lung surgery
Part of Lungs & breathing clinical trials.
This study tests whether injecting a sugar solution (dextrose) into the space around your lungs can help heal air leaks that persist after lung surgery. Air leaks can delay recovery, and this treatment may help seal them without additional surgery.
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Who can take part
- You had lung surgery (part or all of a lung was removed)
- You have an air leak that started more than 24 hours after surgery and is leaking more than 20 mL per minute
- You are at least 18 years old
- You are not pregnant
- You are medically stable (no severe complications, normal heart function, not on a breathing machine)
- Your chest tube is not draining an unusually large amount of fluid (less than 750 mL in 24 hours)
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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