Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Completed
Study Type: Interventional
Official Title: Efficacy of Negative Pleural Suction in Tube Thoracostomy for Patients With Penetrating and/or Blunt Chest Trauma: a Randomized Clinical Trial
Brief Summary: The purpose of this study is to determine whether the use of negative pleural suction in tube thoracostomy is more effective than water seal alone for the treatment of pneumothorax and/or hemothorax in patients with chest trauma.