Evaluating two different thoracotomy closure suturing techniques for post thoracotomy pain relief.
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Intercostal nerve damage.Injury of other nerves of thorax
- Registration Number
- IRCT2015122216077N4
- Lead Sponsor
- Vice Chancellor for research of Tabriz University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 96
Inclusion Criteria
patints with pulmonary and non pulmunary pathology who under gone posterolateral thoractomy exclusion criteria: Below 19 years old; Chronic pain history; Adiction; Psychologic disorders; Invasion to ribs and parietal pleura; Under steroid treatment<6 mounth; Neoadjuvant therapy pre operation; Brain contusion or under mechanical ventilator; Epidoral catheter unuse; Discharge by chest tube
Exclusion Criteria
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Pain. Timepoint: The day of surgery.2th weeks post surgery. 1th,2th,4th,6th month post surgery. Method of measurement: 1. visual pain scale 2.numeric rating score.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Air leak, hemorrahge,pneumonia,emboli & DVT, empyema,wound infection,atelectasia. Timepoint: admission day, 1th,2th, 4th days. Method of measurement: Chest X-Ray.