Diagnostic utility of Medical Thoacoscopy among patients with undiagnosed pleural effusio
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: J90- Pleural effusion, not elsewhere classified
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2023/06/053962
- Lead Sponsor
- nil
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
1. Age >18 years
2. Undiagnosed Exudative pleural effusion
3. Patients who will give consent
Exclusion Criteria
1. Pregnant females
2.Patients not willing to participate
3.Contraindications of thoracoscopy (lack of pleural space due to pleural thickening, previous pleurodesis; refractory cough, severe hypoxemia, unstable hemodynamic parameters, poor general health status, unable to lie down)
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. To study the diagnostic yield of medical thoracoscopy in patients with undiagnosed exudative pleural effusion <br/ ><br>Timepoint: At baseline
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. To assess the safety profile of the medical thoracoscopy in the patients with undiagnosed exudative pleural effusion <br/ ><br>2. To study the association between the clinical, demographic, radiological profile, thoracoscopic findings of the patients & the etiology of pleural effusion <br/ ><br>Timepoint: At Baseline