Status:
SUSPENDED
Pleural Suction Additional to Thoracostomy Tube for Traumatic Hemothorax
Lead Sponsor:
Hospital Pablo Tobón Uribe
Conditions:
Traumatic Hemothorax
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The primary treatment for traumatic hemothorax, is a thoracostomy tube. Some of these patients develop a clotted hemothorax by insufficient drainage. This complication needs surgical resolution and ca...
Detailed Description
Traumatic hemothorax is a common emergency and is commonly the result of trauma, both blunt and penetrating. Although closed drainage thoracostomy is commonly adequate for the initial management of a ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Traumatic hemothorax that needs a Thoracostomy tube procedure
Exclusion
- Previous hemothorax in the same hemithorax
- Hemodynamic instability
- Massive hemothorax
- Obtaining saliva, bile, intestinal or gastric material, chyle at the time of performing the procedure
- Closed thoracostomy performed in other institution
- Need of mayor surgical intervention in thorax
- Contraindication for sedation
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
March 17 2020
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
July 31 2024
Estimated Enrollment :
250 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04525365
Start Date
March 17 2020
End Date
July 31 2024
Last Update
September 22 2023
Active Locations (1)
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Pablo Tobon Uribe Hospital
Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia, 050034