Chest Tube Drainage Methods for Collapsed Lung with Bleeding
Part of Lungs & breathing clinical trials.
This trial compares two different ways to drain blood and air from around the lungs after trauma. Researchers want to see which method works better and causes fewer complications.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You were admitted to the hospital's trauma service (emergency care team for injuries)
- You have a hemothorax or hemopneumothorax (blood and/or air collapsed around your lung that needs a tube to drain it)
- You need a chest tube placed to drain fluid or air from around your lungs
- You are 18 years old or older
- You are not pregnant
- You are not incarcerated
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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