Polypropylene vs Polyglactin in Suturing of the Lung

N/ANot Yet RecruitingNCT06115447

Assiut University100 enrolled

Overview

Comparative study comparing polypropylene and Polyglactin in suturing of the lung

Lung tear or, pulmonary laceration is an injury in lung parenchyma, said injury can be caused by several reasons: Blunt chest trauma Penetrating trauma such as stab wounds or firearm wounds Iatrogenic, such as faulty intercostal tube insertion

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

100

Conditions

Lung Injury Bleb Lung Lung Cancer

Interventions

lung suturing with polyglactinPROCEDURE

lung suturing with polyglactin

ung suturing with polypropylenePROCEDURE

ung suturing with polypropylene

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 65 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Patients admitted to Assiut University Hospital And will undergo surgery for lung tear repair. * Patients admitted to Assiut University Hospital And will undergo surgery for bullectomy or lobectomy. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with lung injury repaired with a stapler

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

duration in days of intercostal tube air leak with each group

Polypropylene vs Polyglactin

Time frame: 2 weeks

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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