The purpose of this trial is to study the role of small bore chest drains in draining traumatic hemothorax and pneumothorax.
The precise role of small bore chest drains in treating post traumatic pleural collections, especially hemothorax is not well established. This trial is conducted to study the efficacy and safety profile of small bore chest drains in trauma patients with hemothorax and pneumothorax.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
60
Small bore chest drains are inserted by modified Seldinger's technique. Large bore chest drains are inserted by blunt dissection technique.
University College of Medical Sciences & GTB Hospital
New Delhi, National Capital Territory of Delhi, India
Success rate
Complete drainage of traumatic hemothorax and pneumothorax
Time frame: 7 days (plus or minus 5 days)
Procedure time
Time taken for inserting the chest drain
Time frame: At the time of the intervention
Iatrogenic injuries
Insertion related complications
Time frame: At the time of the intervention
Resolution time
Time taken for complete drainage of traumatic hemothorax and pneumothorax
Time frame: 7 days (plus or minus 5 days)
Wound healing time
Time taken for the chest drain site wound to heal
Time frame: 10 days (plus or minus 5 days)
Catheter sepsis
Identification of infective organisms from catheter tip based on culture following chest drain removal
Time frame: 7 days (plus or minus 5 days)
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