A randomised controlled study to compare the removal of intercostal tube with or without pre-removal clamping in case of thoracic trauma.
Phase 4
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2022/05/042614
- Lead Sponsor
- MAULANA AZAD MEDICAL COLLEGE
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
All cases of chest trauma requiring intercostal tube drainage aged above 18yrs old
Exclusion Criteria
Patients with-
a. Associated severe head injury
b. Requiring mechanical ventilator support
c. Cardiac thoracic trauma
d. Previous history of thoracotomy
e. Flail chest or sucking open chest wound
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To find the incidence of <br/ ><br>1) Recurrent pneumothorax, haemothorax, pneumo-haemothorax 12 hours after removal of intercostal tube with and without pre-removal clamping on chest X-Ray <br/ ><br>2) Persistent/recurrent respiratory symptoms after 12 hours of removal of tube. <br/ ><br>Timepoint: To find the incidence of <br/ ><br>1) Recurrent pneumothorax, haemothorax, pneumo-haemothorax 12 hours after removal of intercostal tube with and without pre-removal clamping on chest X-Ray <br/ ><br>2) Persistent/recurrent respiratory symptoms after 12 hours of removal of tube. <br/ ><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To establish whether a chest X-Ray done is required post intercostal tube removal.Timepoint: To establish whether a chest X-Ray done is required after 6 hours of removal of intercostal tube.