Pressure Levels on Lung Expansion
Pleural Effusion
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Pleural Effusion
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- age over 18 years
- presence of pleural drainage after traumatic hemothorax
- thoracic drainage within 24 hours
- controlled pain (below 3 points in the visual numeric scale, varying from zero to ten)
Exclusion Criteria:
- contraindication for use of noninvasive positive pressure in the airways, such as reduced level of consciousness (drowsiness, agitation or confusion), use of vasoactive drugs, complex arrhythmias, upper airway obstruction or trauma in the face, esophagus or upper airway, ineffective cough, inability to swallow, distended abdomen, nausea, vomiting, upper gastrointestinal bleeding
- previous application of any sort of lung expansion technique after thoracic drainage.
Sites / Locations
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Arm 3
Active Comparator
Experimental
Experimental
0 (zero) cmH2O
4 cmH2O
15 cmH2O
After draining, people will be asked about the level of pain via visual numeric scale and then subjected to chest computed tomography (Aquilion 64-Toshiba Medical Systems®, Japan), using positive airway pressure in the airways with 0 cmH2O
After draining, people will be asked about the level of pain via visual numeric scale and then subjected to chest computed tomography (Aquilion 64-Toshiba Medical Systems®, Japan), using positive airway pressure in the airways with 4 cmH2O
After draining, people will be asked about the level of pain via visual numeric scale and then subjected to chest computed tomography (Aquilion 64-Toshiba Medical Systems®, Japan), using positive airway pressure in the airways with 15 cmH2O