Polypropylene vs Polyglactin in Suturing of the Lung

Not yet recruiting

• Conditions: Bleb Lung; Lung Cancer; Lung Injury
• Interventions: Procedure: lung suturing with polyglactin; Procedure: ung suturing with polypropylene

• Registration Number: NCT06115447
• Lead Sponsor: Assiut University

Brief Summary

Comparative study comparing polypropylene and Polyglactin in suturing of the lung

Detailed Description

Lung tear or, pulmonary laceration is an injury in lung parenchyma, said injury can be caused by several reasons:

Blunt chest trauma Penetrating trauma such as stab wounds or firearm wounds Iatrogenic, such as faulty intercostal tube insertion

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2023-10
• Study First Submitted: 2023-10-11
• Study First Submitted QC: 2023-10-29
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-10-29
• Study First Posted: 2023-11-03
• Last Update Posted: 2023-11-03
• Study Start: 2024-04-15
• Primary Completion: 2026-04-30
• Study Completion: 2028-10-30

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 100

Inclusion Criteria

• Patients admitted to Assiut University Hospital And will undergo surgery for lung tear repair.
• Patients admitted to Assiut University Hospital And will undergo surgery for bullectomy or lobectomy.

Exclusion Criteria

• Patients with lung injury repaired with a stapler

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Polyglactin group	lung suturing with polyglactin	lung suturing with polyglactin
Polypropylene Arm	ung suturing with polypropylene	lung suturing with Polypropylene

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
duration in days of intercostal tube air leak with each group	2 weeks	Polypropylene vs Polyglactin