simple tube thoracostomy versus surgery in pleural infection management

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Condition 1: empyema. Condition 2: empyema after pneumonia. Condition 3: pleural effusion. Condition 4: empyema without fistula.; Pyothorax; Pneumonia, unspecified; Pleural effusion, not elsewhere classified; Pyothorax without fistula

• Registration Number: IRCT20170504033818N2
• Lead Sponsor: Islamic Azad University Najafabad Branch

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Last Update Posted: 11 September 2018

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 104

Inclusion Criteria

suffering from empyema - that has been proved using pleural fluid aspiration - due to the fluid accumulation following pneumonia
undergoing the second phase of the empyema

Exclusion Criteria

impossibility of anesthesia due to the associated conditions that increases the risk of surgical treatment
the presence of bronchopleural fistula
empyema with multiple loculations that is not treated only using the chest tube.
empyema in the first or third phase
empyema after surgery or trauma

Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Complications after discharge. Timepoint: one week and one month. Method of measurement: Fever, respiratory distress and difficulty in breathing.;Duration of each treatment procedure. Timepoint: from the beginning of the patient’s admission to the end of the medication taking. Method of measurement: the number of the recorded days.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Recurrence after recovery. Timepoint: one week and one month after discharge. Method of measurement: signs , symptoms and paraclinical results.;The duration of hospitalization. Timepoint: The date of admission to patient discharge. Method of measurement: the number of the recorded days.;The duration of having chest tube. Timepoint: From the chest tube insertion to its removal. Method of measurement: the number of the recorded days.;Duration of each treatment procedure. Timepoint: from the beginning of the patient’s admission to the end of the medication taking. Method of measurement: the number of the recorded days.