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Comparing Efficacy of Chest Tube drainage and Needle Aspiration for Pneumothorax Treatment in neonates

Not Applicable
Conditions
Pneumothorax, Chest Tube, Needle Aspiration,.
Pneumothorax
Registration Number
IRCT20190810044491N1
Lead Sponsor
Iran University of Medical Sciences
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Complete
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
116
Inclusion Criteria

Parent's consent to participate in the study
Aged lower than 28 day
Neonates with respiratory support (including endotracheal tube or CPAP or requires more than 40% oxygen) and chest pneumothorax were diagnosed by a physician who were hospitalized in NICU ward

Exclusion Criteria

No parent's consent
Tension pneumothorax or emergency draining before x-ray
Lung hypoplasia
Congenital heart disease
Meconium Aspiration Syndrome (MAS)
Congenital Anomalies
peters syndrome
pleural effusion

Study & Design

Study Type
interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Successful treatment rate. Timepoint: Before and after draining of pneumothorax. Method of measurement: X-ray and physical examination (neonatologist).
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Complications related to the procedures (mortality rate, need for invasive and noninvasive ventilation, blood culture and CRP results, duration of antibiotic use and length of hospitalization, ). Timepoint: After draining of pneumothorax. Method of measurement: Physical examination and laboratory test.
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