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Comparison of chest tube removal complications in trauma patients

Not Applicable
Recruiting
Conditions
Complications of chest tube removal.
Crushing injury of larynx and trachea
S17.0
Registration Number
IRCT20220530055031N3
Lead Sponsor
Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Recruiting
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
100
Inclusion Criteria

Availability of demographic information
Chest tube indication
Age over 18 years
Blunt trauma that caused pneumothorax

Exclusion Criteria

Death before chest tube insertion
Repeated chest tube
Underlying lung disease
Penetrating chest trauma
Presence of hemothorax

Study & Design

Study Type
interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Recurrence of ex tube. Timepoint: 48 and 72 hours after externalization. Method of measurement: questionnaire and Visual Analogue Scale.
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Examining danger symptoms such as shortness of breath, feeling of suffocation, increase in heart rate per minute, increase in breath rate per minute, pain intensity check. Timepoint: Outcome measurement period 48 hours and 72 hours after the intervention. Method of measurement: Visual Analogue Scale, complaint questionnaire.
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