Randomized control trial on Chest wall closure techniques.
Phase 3
Recruiting
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: null- Inlusion Criteria: All prospectivey registered consenting adults(more than 18 years) undergoing open thoracotomy for Carcinoma lung, pulmonary metastasectomy
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2018/02/011755
- Lead Sponsor
- A
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Open to Recruitment
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
All prospectively registered consenting, adult ( >18 years) cases undergoing open thoracotomy for
Carcinoma lung
Pulmonary metastasectomy
Exclusion Criteria
1.Age <18 years
2. Preoperative chronic chest pain or use of narcotics as evident by use of Rainer pain detect score during preanesthetic checkup.
3. Prior thoracotomy
4. Intra operative rib fracture or chest wall resection
5. Non-functioning epidural analgesia or local chest wall recurrence
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To establish the feasibility of intracostal closure as a valid thoracotomy closure technique with respect to increase in operative time, operative complications like rib fractures and post op complications like osteochondritis.Timepoint: 6onths
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To note the difference in pain scores, profiles, analgesic requirements and incidence of chronic pain syndromesTimepoint: 2months