Health Condition 1: S272- Traumatic hemopneumothorax Health Condition 2: S271- Traumatic hemothorax
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: pigtail catheter 14 French: pigtail catheter of 14 French sized will be used
Control Intervention1: Intercostal drain tube: size 28-32 French: size 28-32 French
Sponsors
Dr Anjali Rangnani
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Age more than 18 years 2. Blunt chest trauma 3. Any isolated chest injury or polytrauma with traumatic hemothorax or hemopneumothorax requiring drainage (more than 300 mL on CT scan thorax. However, not all patients would receive computed tomography scans quantifying this amount when it is obvious on chest xray or ultrasonography).
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Penetrating chest trauma 2. Chest drain insertion more than24 hours after the trauma 3. Isolated pneumothorax 4. Placement of the chest drain was primarily for drainage of pneumothorax in the hemopneumothorax. 5. Pregnant patients 6. Death on arrival
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Failure rates of drainage catheters, requiring change of the tube.Timepoint: 12 hours, 24 hours | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Total drain output Timepoint: 1 hour, 12 h(hours), 24 h and 48 h. ;Pain score assessment using Numerical Rating Scale (NRS) at the tube site Timepoint: at the time of tube insertion. (5 minutes);Tube related complications.Timepoint: 48 hours;Total tube daysTimepoint: 10 days;Total ventilator days. Intensive care unit (ICU) & hospital length of stay (HLOS).Timepoint: 10 days | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactAnjali Rangnani
Christian Medical College, Vellore
Outcome results
None listed