Chest Tube Drainage of Transudative Pleural Effusions Hastens Liberation From Mechanical Ventilation

Maimonides Medical Center

Status: Completed

Conditions: Liberation From Mechanical Ventilation

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01104285

10/03/VA02

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to determine whether chest tubes to drain transudative pleural effusions helps patients come off mechanical ventilation earlier.

Enrollment: 198 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients with transudative pleural effusion and requiring mechanical ventilation

Exclusion criteria

• Patients with coagulopathy

Trial design

198 participants in 2 patient groups

Standard care

Description:

Treatment of pleural effusion with diuresis

Chest tube

Description:

Treatment of pleural effusion with diuresis and chest tube