Rapid Pleurodesis is Associated with Better Results in Patients with Malignant Pleural Effusions: A Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Malignant pleural effusion
- Registration Number
- JPRN-UMIN000011575
- Lead Sponsor
- Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty Department of Thoracic Surgery
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete: follow-up complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 80
Inclusion Criteria
Not provided
Exclusion Criteria
Treated with simple drainage
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional,observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The effectiveness of pleurodesis. The rate of recurrence.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Hospital stay and survival of patients