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Filter by:The purpose of this study is to see if there is any benefit in adding saline irrigation through a chest tube to the standard course of treatment for people diagnosed or suspected of having a pleural space infection.
Infections of the pleural space are common, and patients require antibiotics and chest drain placement to evacuate the chest from the infected fluid. Chest drains can get blocked by the drainage fluid and material. For this reason, it is thought that flushing the chest drain with saline solution, can help maintain the patency of the tube. This proposed study will evaluate the impact of regular chest drain flushing on the length of time to chest tube removal and total hospitalization as well as improvement in chest imaging and the need for additional interventions on the infected space.
Thoracic surgeons have developed a thoracoscopic procedure which is less intrusive method allows complete evacuation and washing of the debris from the pleural cavity. This approach may also have the benefit of less invasive maneuver, a shorter hospital stay and a decreased rate of postoperative complications. The aim of this study is to evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of the video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) approach in comparison with thoracotomy in management of empyema in pediatric patients.
This randomized controlled study compared uniportal video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (U-VATS) versus chest tube drainage for initial (first-line) treatment of stage I (exudative) and stage II (fibrinopurulent) empyema in adult patients (>18 years old). The primary end-point of outcome was the overall success of treatment (no need for re-intervention or death). The main results demonstrated the safety of minimally invasive U-VATS procedure in the initial treatment of early stages of pleural empyema in comparison to traditional chest tube drainage. Initial use of U-VATS was safe and feasible due to postoperative freedom from complex or marked effusion, in addition to significant reduction in the need for additional intervention, postoperative complications, length of hospital stay, and total cost.
Is intercostal tube enough in management of empyema ?
To evaluate the efficacy of drainage achieved by thoracoscopy vs tube drainage alone. To compare clinical outcomes such as length of hospital stay, need for additional procedures, and treatment failure rates between the two drainage methods. To asses resolution of pleural infection and rates of fluid re-accumulation over follow-up. To compare safety profiles and complication rates of thoracoscopy versus tube drainage alone
The goal of this RCT is to compare outcome with McGrath vs Macintosh laryngoscopes among patients undergoing thoracic surgery. The main questions it aims to answer are, 1. Rate of successful intubation at first attempt and 2. Time for intubation required with each device. Participants are required to sign the informed consent for, they will be placed in two groups, Group A: Macintosh (DL) Group B: McGrath (VL) Researchers will compare in Group A: Macintosh (DL) and Group B: McGrath (VL) the differences in rate of successful intubation at first attempt and time for intubation required with each device.
Research with biospecimens such as blood, tissue, or body fluids can help researchers understand how the human body works. Researchers can make new tests to find diseases, understand how treatments work, or find new ways to treat a disease. The purpose of this study is to collect biospecimens for research from patients with known or suspected lung cancer. The information learned from the biospecimens may be used in future treatments. The purpose of this protocol is to create a pleural fluid registry for use in future studies.
Pleural antiseptic irrigation (PAI) is used in conjunction with open drainage for treating adults with chronic post-thoracotomy empyema. The antiseptic povidone-iodine can safely be instilled into the pleural cavity for the purpose of pleurodesis and has recently been described for pleural irrigation in the acute management of paediatric pleural infection with good outcomes. A recent case report demonstrated the safe use of povidone-iodine pleural irrigation in a patient with complex pleural empyema with successful medical management. In a previous pilot study, antiseptic irrigation led to less referral to surgery and shorter length of hospital stay in comparison to no irrigation. This study aims to investigate the effect of antiseptic pleural irrigation (using povidone iodine) on the inflammatory response in adults patients with pleural infection in comparison to irrigation with normal saline alone. A reduction in the systemic inflammatory response can be inferred to correlate with reduction in the infection burden in the pleural space.
Describe the epidemiology of hospitalized pediatric pneumonia and pneumonia with pleural effusion: frequency, clinical and biological characteristics, responsible bacteria and pneumococcus place, antibiotic resistance, treatment, vaccine status.