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Operative Treatment of Unstable Thoracic Cage Injuries and Chest Wall Deformity in Trauma

NCT02132416 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 92

Last updated 2019-01-16

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this prospective controlled study is to determine whether surgical management of unstable thoracic cage injuries and chest wall deformity in trauma reduces the need for and the time spent on ventilator compared to a group treated without operation.

Conditions

  • Trauma
  • Flail Chest
  • Rib Fractures
  • Surgery

Interventions

DRUG

NSAID

Will be used if tolerated.

DRUG

Opioids

Initially intravenous administration and when tolerated oral slow-release pils will be used.

DRUG

Thoracic Epidural anaesthesia

Given by specialists in anaesthesiology and intensive care.

DRUG

Paracetamol

1g QID will be given to all patients unless allergies.

PROCEDURE

Surgical management

Fracture stabilization

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Karolinska University Hospital

    collaborator OTHER

  • Sahlgrenska University Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Hans Granhed, MD PhD · Sahlgrenska University Hospital

  • Eva-Corina Caragounis, MD · Sahlgrenska University Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2014-05-31
Primary Completion
2017-06-30
Completion
2018-12-31

Countries

  • Sweden

Study Locations

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