Pigtail Catheter Versus Chest Tube in the Management of Traumatic

Clinical Trial Summary

A small 14-French(F) pigtail catheter (PC) has been shown to work equally well with traditional 32-40F chest tube (CT), especially in traumatic pneumothorax.

There are no clinical data on tube-site pain. The investigators hypothesize that PC tube site pain is less than CT.

Clinical Trial Description

Primary outcome: - Tube site pain

- Pain medication requirement

Secondary outcome: failure rate insertion-related complication ;

Study Design

See also
	Status	Clinical Trial	Phase
	Withdrawn	`NCT04986527` - Duration of Chest Tube Suction in Traumatic Pneumothorax	N/A

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Status

Clinical Trial

Phase

Withdrawn

NCT04986527 - Duration of Chest Tube Suction in Traumatic Pneumothorax

N/A

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NCT number	NCT01537289
Study type	Interventional
Source	University of Arizona
Contact
Status	Unknown status
Phase	Phase 3
Start date	July 2010
Completion date	June 2012

Pigtail Catheter Versus Chest Tube in the Management of Traumatic Pneumothorax

Clinical Trial Summary

Clinical Trial Description

Study Design

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