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Shortening the lenght of stay in patients with pneumothorax by pleurodesis with autologous blood.

Conditions
collapsed lung
pneumothorax
10035597
Registration Number
NL-OMON30504
Lead Sponsor
Medisch Centrum Alkmaar
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Pending
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
40
Inclusion Criteria

eligible for the study, need to have tube insertion, air leak > 24 hours after thorax drian is inserted

Exclusion Criteria

post-operative pneumothorax, signs of bacteremia, pneumothorax as a result of multitrauma, recurrent pneumothorax

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<p>Shorten length of stay</p><br>
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<p>duration of air leak<br /><br>duration of drainage<br /><br>complications<br /><br>fever till 72 hours after pleurodesis<br /><br>fever after 72 hours after pleurodesis<br /><br>empyema<br /><br>positive culture of pleural fluid<br /><br>need to surgical intervention due to persistance of air lek (VATS, thoracotomy)<br /><br>recurrence rate within one month and after one year</p><br>
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