Pain relief blocks for chest tube insertion in the emergency department
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Part of Brain & nervous system clinical trials.
This study compares two types of numbing injections (nerve blocks) to see which one works better for reducing pain when a chest tube is placed in the emergency room. It aims to find a way to make this procedure less painful for patients.
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Who can take part
- You are between 18 and 60 years old.
- You need a chest tube placed in the emergency department.
- Your blood pressure is stable (at least 90 mmHg).
- You are able to give your own permission to join the study.
- You do not have a collapsed lung that needs immediate treatment, allergies to numbing medicines, skin infection at the injection site, chronic pain medicine use, mental health issues that affect reporting pain, severe head injury, a spinal injury, broken ribs, or a body mass index (BMI) of 30 or higher.
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