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VATS Evacuation Compared to Reinsertion of Thoracostomy Tube in Persistent Traumatic Haemothorax

NCT03501524 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 2

Last updated 2025-01-20

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Summary

This is prospective, randomized study comparing VATS (video- Assisted Thoracoscopy) to reinsertion of a thoracostomy tube in patients with persistent traumatic haemothorax. The incidence varies and can be as high as 20%, but in most studies is found to be 1-4% after initial tube thoracostomy for chest trauma. The most accepted complication of retained hemothorax is empyema.Retained hemothorax treatment started by physiotherapy and early withdrawal of tube thoracostomy which lead to more complications as empyema, fibro thorax/entrapped lung, flail chest and diaphragmatic hernia. Early VATS is an alternative treatment for retained hemothorax with evidence that it is a superior intervention when compared to a second tube thoracostomy.

Conditions

  • Hemothorax; Traumatic

Interventions

DEVICE

VATS evacuation

the patient will be randomized to a Video-Assisted thoracoscopy for retained haemothorax

DEVICE

thoracostomy tube

the patient is randomized to reinsertion of a Thoracostomy Tube for retained haemothorax

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Assiut University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Mohammed Khalil salama Ayyad, PHD · Assiut University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
60 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-07-01
Primary Completion
2018-07-30
Completion
2018-07-30

Countries

  • Egypt

Study Locations

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