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Management of thoracotosmy tube with lung ultrasound.

Management of thoracotosmy tube with lung ultrasound

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
REBEC
Registry ID
RBR-9hg244
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2019-11-22
Start date
2018-04-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-10-27

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Pneumthorax

Interventions

Control group: 31 patients had their chest tubes managed with chest radiography Experimental group: 30 patients had their chest tubes with thoracic ultrasound
Device
Q20.010
E04.579.918

Sponsors

Alexandre Zanchenko Fonseca
Lead Sponsor
Hospital Geral do Grajau
Collaborator

Eligibility

Age
18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients submitted to pleural drainage due to pneuothorax and hemothorax

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Pulmonary disease; subcutaneous emphysema

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
No increase in complications in chest tube removal with lung ultrasound—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Tube thoracotomy withdrawal earlier—

Countries

Brazil

Contacts

Public ContactAlexandre Fonseca

Hospital Geral do Grajau

alexandre@azfonseca.com.br+55-011-35449444

Outcome results

None listed

Source: REBEC (via WHO ICTRP)