Videosurgery or fibrinolysis for the treatment of pleural empyema in children admitted to intensive care unit

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Child; Intensive Care Units; 30137; 2023

• Registration Number: RBR-5sv27rh
• Lead Sponsor: Hospital Infantil Joana de Gusmão

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2021-12-08
• Last Update Posted: 29 May 2023
• Study Completion: 2024-10-01

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot yet recruiting
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: Not specified

Inclusion Criteria

Children with parapneumonic empyema and chest ultrasound with signs of high-grade empyema (gross septations, pleural thickening, pleural fluid hyperechogenicity) were admitted to the intensive care unit before treatment.

Exclusion Criteria

. Participants with contraindications to performing any procedure;
. Participants with hydropneumothorax in the pleural space, these findings that indicate video surgery as the treatment of choice;
. Medical record not filled out or incompletely filled out; and
. Unavailability of material for video surgery or fibrinolysis.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Intervention
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
expected outcome 1 : Difference in hospital length of stay measured in days;expected outcome 2: Difference in fever time, skin temperature above 37.8 degrees, measured in days;expected outcome 3: Decrease in mechanical ventilation time measured in days after the intervention

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Difference of 10% in the absolute value of C-reactive protein collected on the third day after the intervention.