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Pleural Suction Additional to Thoracostomy Tube for Traumatic Hemothorax

NCT04525365 · Status: SUSPENDED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 250

Last updated 2023-09-22

No results posted yet for this study

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 can generate an empyema. One strategy to reduce this complication is pleural suction under sedation before the thoracostomy tube. The aim of the study is define if the procedure really lower the incidence of clotted hemothorax. The investigators design and open label, randomized, interventional study, comparing the realization of the pleural suction and thoracostomy tube alone

Conditions

  • Traumatic Hemothorax

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Pleural aspiration

Pleural aspiration

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Hospital Pablo Tobón Uribe

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Willfredy Castano, MD · Pablo Tobon Uribe Hospital, Thoracic Surgeon

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2020-03-17
Primary Completion
2024-03-05
Completion
2024-07-31

Countries

  • Colombia

Study Locations

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