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Traumatic Hemothorax Drainage and Daily Lavage: Pilot Study
Sponsor: University of Pennsylvania
Summary
This HTX treatment study evaluates the effects of chest tube size and the benefits of daily irrigations on acute HTX. 20 acutely injured but stable trauma patients requiring a chest tube for HTX will be enrolled. Patients will be assigned a 28Fr or 14 Fr chest tube with serial lavage and drainage. The endpoints will be HTX volume (by CT scan), complications, additional interventions, hospital length of stay, chest tube duration, provider feedback, and patient-reported outcomes.
Official title: Traumatic Hemothorax Treatment With 14-Fr Pigtail Catheters or Large Bore (~28Fr) Chest Tubes With Daily Irrigation: A Pilot Single-Arm Intervention Study
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
15 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
20
Start Date
2025-03-03
Completion Date
2027-08-01
Last Updated
2025-04-22
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
CLR Irrigator
All enrolled patients will have their hemothorax treated with a CLR device that allows for easy suction and irrigation through indwelling catheters,
Serial Lavage and Drainage
The current protocol is to do a singular lavage and drainage, this study will investigate the benefits of daily lavage.
28 Fr Open Chest Tube
Patients will have a standard 28 Fr open chest tube or a percutaneous 14Fr chest tube placed.
Percutaneous 14Fr Chest Tube
Patients will have a standard 28 Fr open chest tube, or a percutaneous 14Fr chest tube placed.
Locations (1)
Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States