Clinical trials: Pyothorax
Parapneumonic Effusion, Empyema, Pleural
Treatment of Complicated Parapneumonic Effusion With Fibrinolytic Therapy Versus VATs Decortication
This study aims to standardize the treatment of pleural space (parapneumonic) infections by comparing the difference in outcomes between 2 methods of treatment: early VATS (Video Assisted Thorascopic Surgery) decortication versus…
- Conditions
- Parapneumonic Effusion, Empyema, Pleural, Coagulopathy
- Trial name
- NCT03583931
- Testing
- VATS Decortication, Fibrinolytic Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Denver Health and Hospital Authority
Pleural Empyema
Intrapleural DNase and Tissue Plasminogen Activator in Pediatric Empyema (DTPA Trial)
Bacterial pneumonia can be complicated by the development of excess fluid and pus (pleural empyema) around the lungs in children. The incidence of pleural empyema in children has increased significantly in the last 10 years.
- Trial name
- NCT01717742
- Testing
- TPA (Tissue Plasminogen Activator), DNase
- Where
- 6 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 97 people
- Sponsor
- The Hospital for Sick Children