Polypropylene vs Polyglactin in Suturing of the Lung
For patients and families
In plain language
An automatic summary of structured registry data. It is an orientation aid, not a substitute for the official protocol or a physician assessment.
- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: lung suturing with polyglactin, ung suturing with polypropylene.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Lung Injury, Bleb Lung, Lung Cancer. Basic parameters: 18 years — 65 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- Center list to be confirmed — check the primary protocol.
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Overview
Comparative study comparing polypropylene and Polyglactin in suturing of the lung
Detailed description
Lung tear or, pulmonary laceration is an injury in lung parenchyma, said injury can be caused by several reasons:
Blunt chest trauma Penetrating trauma such as stab wounds or firearm wounds Iatrogenic, such as faulty intercostal tube insertion
Interventions
- Procedure lung suturing with polyglactin
lung suturing with polyglactin - Procedure ung suturing with polypropylene
ung suturing with polypropylene
Primary outcome measures
- duration in days of intercostal tube air leak with each group [Time frame: 2 weeks]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Patients admitted to Assiut University Hospital And will undergo surgery for lung tear repair.
- Patients admitted to Assiut University Hospital And will undergo surgery for bullectomy or lobectomy.
Exclusion criteria
- Patients with lung injury repaired with a stapler
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: No
Study design
- Observational model
- Case-control
Study locations
Center list to be confirmed — check the primary protocol.
Publications
- Regan T, Lawrence N. Comparison of poliglecaprone-25 and polyglactin-910 in cutaneous surgery. Dermatol Surg. 2013 Sep;39(9):1340-4. doi: 10.1111/dsu.12265. Epub 2013 Aug 13. PMID 23941601
- Rendeki S, Molnar TF. Pulmonary contusion. J Thorac Dis. 2019 Feb;11(Suppl 2):S141-S151. doi: 10.21037/jtd.2018.11.53. PMID 30906578
- Romby P, Carbon P, Westhof E, Ehresmann C, Ebel JP, Ehresmann B, Giege R. Importance of conserved residues for the conformation of the T-loop in tRNAs. J Biomol Struct Dyn. 1987 Dec;5(3):669-87. doi: 10.1080/07391102.1987.10506419. PMID 3078237
Identifiers
NCT: NCT06115447 · polyglactin lung suturing