Clinical trials: Hemopneumothorax
Traumatic Hemothorax
Comparing 14 F Pigtail Catheter to Traditional 28-32F Chest Tube in the Management of Traumatic Hemothorax and Hemopneumothorax
After sustaining severe trauma to the chest, patients will often bleed into the chest cavity pleural space) which is called hemothorax or they may also experience air leakage within the chest cavity in combination with the…
- Trial name
- NCT02553434
- Testing
- Pigtail catheter
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Narong Kulvatunyou
Hemopneumothorax, Pneumothorax
Role of Antibiotics to Reduce Infectious Complications in Tube Thoracotomy Management of Traumatic Hemopneumothorax
The purpose of this study is to examine the efficacy of prophylactic antibiotics in patients with chest tubes for management of thoracic injuries in the reduction of the incidence of empyema as compared to placebo.
- Trial name
- NCT01127880
- Testing
- Ancef or Clindamycin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- St. Luke's Hospital, Pennsylvania
Hemothorax; Traumatic, Hemopneumothorax; Traumatic
Suction vs Underwater Seal for HemoPneumoThoraX Trial
Traumatic pneumothorax and hemothorax are common consequences of chest injury, often requiring prompt tube thoracostomy to re-expand the lung and drain accumulated blood or air.
- Trial name
- SUS-HPTX (NCT07551791)
- Testing
- Suction, Water Seal
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Hemothorax, Hemopneumothorax; Traumatic
Prospective Evaluation of 14F Thal Tube vs 28 French Chest Tube for Hemothorax and Use of Maximum Barrier Precautions
Traumatic hemothorax and hemopneumothorax are common diagnoses which are typically treated by placement of a chest tube. 28-32 Fr chest tubes have previously been shown equivalent to 36-40 Fr chest tubes for the non-emergent…
- Conditions
- Hemothorax, Hemopneumothorax; Traumatic, Empyema, Chest Tube Size
- Trial name
- NCT03167723
- Testing
- Chest tube placement
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 193 people
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Pneumothorax, Hemothorax
Evaluating Improvised Chest Drainage Techniques in Conflict Zones
This study examines the use of improvised chest drainage systems in managing chest trauma at Wad Madani Teaching Hospital, a low-resource and conflict-affected setting.
- Conditions
- Pneumothorax, Hemothorax, Thoracic Trauma, Flail Chest
- Trial name
- NCT06683976
- Where
- Sudan
- Volunteers
- 180 people
- Sponsor
- Sudan Medical Specialization Board
Hemothorax, Pneumothorax
Negative Pleural Suction for Tube Thoracostomy in Patients With Chest Trauma
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.
- Conditions
- Hemothorax, Pneumothorax, Hemopneumothorax, Chest Injury Trauma Blunt
- Trial name
- NCT01864577
- Testing
- Negative Pleural Suction at -20 cm H2O, Water seal
- Where
- Colombia
- Volunteers
- 110 people
- Sponsor
- Universidad de Antioquia