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| Name | Class |
|---|---|
| Hospital San Vicente Fundación | OTHER |
The purpose of this study is to determine whether the use of negative pleural suction in tube thoracostomy is more effective than water seal alone for the treatment of pneumothorax and/or hemothorax in patients with chest trauma.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| With negative pleural suction | Experimental | Patients are put on negative pleural suction at - 20 cm H2O |
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| With water seal | Active Comparator | Patients al left on water seal only |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Negative Pleural Suction at -20 cm H2O | Other |
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| Water seal |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Lenght of Hospital stay | 30 days |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Incidence of persistent bronchopleural fistulae | 30 days | |
| Incidence of coagulated Hemothorax | 30 days | |
| Incidence of empyema |
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Exclusion Criteria:
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Camila Mejia, Resident, General Surgery | Universidad de Antioquia | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Departamento de Cirugía, Universidad de Antioquia, San Vicente Fundación Hospital Universitario | Medellín | Antioquia | Colombia |
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| ID | Term |
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| D006491 | Hemothorax |
| D011030 | Pneumothorax |
| D006468 | Hemopneumothorax |
| ID | Term |
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| D010995 | Pleural Diseases |
| D012140 | Respiratory Tract Diseases |
| D006470 | Hemorrhage |
| D010335 | Pathologic Processes |
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| Other |
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| 30 days |
| Incidence of recurrent pneumothorax | 30 days |
| Number of patients necessitating surgical interventions (includes new thoracostomy, thoracoscopy and open thoracotomy) | 30 days |
| D013568 |
| Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms |