A scientific study to know the effect of initial irrigation and suction with chest drains in patients with accidental chest injuries
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: S272- Traumatic hemopneumothoraxHealth Condition 2: S271- Traumatic hemothorax
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2022/03/041455
- Lead Sponsor
- AIIMS New Delhi
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
All hemodynamically stable patients with traumatic chest injury who present within 48 hours of injury with hemothorax or hemopneumothorax
Exclusion Criteria
1. Excluding paediatric age group 18 yrs or younger and also 80 years or older.
2. Massive hemothorax needing thoracotomy
3. Hemodynamically unstable patients.
4. Patients having Traumatic brain injury
5. Patients having significant air leak at presentation
6. Patient needing intubation and mechanical ventilation on presentation at Emergency Department (ED)
7. Other associated injuries that prolongs hospital stay
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method