Clinical Research Directory

Clinical Value of Routine Chest Radiography and Point-of-Care Lung Ultrasound Following Ambulatory Thoracic Sympathectomy

The goal of this observational study is to find out whether routine chest X-rays after surgery actually change patient care, and whether lung ultrasound could be a suitable alternative for detecting important postoperative findings in adults undergoing same-day bilateral thoracic sympathectomy for primary hyperhidrosis or facial flushing. The main questions it aims to answer are: How often does a routine postoperative chest X-ray change clinical management? Can lung ultrasound detect relevant postoperative findings as effectively as chest X-ray? Researchers will compare lung ultrasound results and the treatment decision that would have been made based on ultrasound alone with the actual treatment decision based on chest X-ray to see if using lung ultrasound first, with chest X-ray only when needed, could reduce radiation exposure and imaging costs without affecting care. Participants will: Have a routine chest X-ray after surgery. Have a lung ultrasound exam in the recovery unit before the chest X-ray result is known. Have their postoperative care recorded based on the actual chest X-ray result. Be monitored for short-term outcomes after discharge.

Complications After CT-guided Lung Biopsies at St. Olavs Hospital

At St. Olavs Hospital, a prospective collection of data on complications related to CT-guided lung biopsies has been conducted over several years as part of quality control study. The primary aim of this quality control study is to map complications in all patients who have undergone percutaneous CT-guided lung biopsy at St. Olavs Hospital from May 2012 to December 2023.