Health Condition 1: J90- Pleural effusion, not elsewhere classified
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
CMC HOSPITAL
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Age >18 years old 2. Patients with undiagnosed exudative pleural effusion
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Patient not willing to consent 2. USG screening showing multiseptated pleural effusion covering >50% of volume of pleural effusion on USG 3. Patient unable to lie down in lateral decubitus position 4. Disoriented/Un co-operative patient 5. Hemodynamically unstable patient 6. Un correctable coagulopathy 7. ECOG > 2 8. Pregnant women 9. Significant co-morbidities- large pericardial effusion, decompensated CLD, Recent MI (
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Primary objective- 1.To find out the proportion of patients undergoing LAT who can be discharged within 24 hours using multi- modality strategies Timepoint: 24 hours proportion of patients who can be discharged post procedure within 24 hours of day of admission | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Diagnostic yield of onsite imprint cytology on pleural biopsy samples 2. To find the incidence of complications associated with day care LAT 3. To calculate average duration of thoracoscopic procedure applying imprint cytology diagnostics 4. To compare the Thoracoscopistâ??s impression of diagnosis based on visual appearance with the final HP diagnosis Timepoint: 24 hours to day of discharge | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactRICHA GUPTA
CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE
Outcome results
None listed