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To study whether giving long duration prophylactic antibiotics in patients with isolated blunt chest injuries managed with intercostal tube drainage (ICD) has any role in preventing ICD related infectious complications.

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Health Condition 1: J958- Other intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of respiratory system, not elsewhere classified
Registration Number
CTRI/2019/10/021704
Lead Sponsor
Department of Trauma surgery
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
120
Inclusion Criteria

1. Patients of age - 15 years and above.

2. Patients with Isolated blunt chest trauma requiring closed tube thoracostomy.

Exclusion Criteria

1.Penetrating chest injuries.

2.Associated injuries requiring antibiotic administration.

3.Patient requiring ventilator support.

4.Known pulmonary disease/ Immuno-compromised patients.

5.Patient with chest trauma requiring open thoracotomy.

6.Those already on antibiotics for some other injuries/illness.

7.Patients who will not give consent.

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
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Secondary Outcome Measures
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