Efficacy and Safety Outcomes of Drainage of Intensive Care Pleural Effusions
Not Applicable
Recruiting
- Conditions
- Pleural EffusionRespiratory - Other respiratory disorders / diseases
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12620000519954
- Lead Sponsor
- niversity of Western Australia
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 52
Inclusion Criteria
1.Admitted to intensive care.
2.Aged 18 years or older.
3.Diagnosed with a safely drainable pleural effusion.
4.No absolute contraindication to immediate drainage present.
Exclusion Criteria
1.In the opinion of the treating clinician the trial is not in the patient’s best interests.
2.Patient requiring extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.
3.Inability to obtain informed consent from either the patient or their responsible decision-maker.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method