Foreign Body Removal With the Assistance of Ultrasound Guidance and Methylene Blue Staining in Children

Yuxi Su

Status: Completed

Conditions: Ultrasound; Foreign Bodies

Treatments: Procedure: US guidance and MB staining

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05085509

CQMU-20210016

Details and patient eligibility

About

Soft-tissue foreign bodies (FB) are very commonly observed in pediatric emergency departments. Some are metallic and can be diagnosed easily via X-ray radiography, whereas others are radiolucent and are hence less easily diagnosed. Not all FB can be removed effectively, even via open surgery and C-arm guidance. This deficiency may potentially be addressed through the ultrasound (US) skills instrument, which is increasingly popular and is convenient for use in the operation room. In the current study, we evaluated the efficiency of FB removal with the assistance of US and methylene blue (MB) staining.

Enrollment: 50 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 1 to 18 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Diagnosed with soft-tissue foreign body
• Must have complete clinical data

Exclusion criteria

• Had other injuries
• Presented with more than 3 pieces foreign bodies

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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50 participants in 2 patient groups

Ultrasound

Experimental group

Description:

Ultrasound guidance and methylene blue staining

Treatment:

Procedure: US guidance and MB staining

Open surgery

Active Comparator group

Description:

Open surgery without ultrasound guidance and methylene blue staining

Treatment:

Procedure: US guidance and MB staining