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Clinico-Epidemiological Bacteriological Profile and Outcome of children with Empyema Thoracis - NIL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2025/08/093299
Enrollment
96
Registered
2025-08-20
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-09-15

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: J86- Pyothorax

Interventions

Intervention1: Nil: Nil Intervention2: Nil: Nil

Sponsors

Sir Ganga Ram Hospital
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Children diagnosed with empyema thoracis between age 3 months to 18 years

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Case of empyema thoracis secondary to- 1) Thoracic injury 2)Bronchogenic carcinoma 3)Post surgical infections 4)Post surgical intervention Failure to obtain consent

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
A)-Clinico-epidemiological profile- 1)Age 2)Gender 3)Vaccination status (PCV,HiB) 4)Recent history of hospitalization with pneumonia (past one month) 5)Recent history of Antibiotic use (past 1 month) 6)Clinical features like fever,cough, chest pain, respiratory distress. B)Bacteriological profile- 1)Pleural fluid 2)Blood culture 3)Respiratoty biofire 4)ZN stain of pleural aspirate/tissue. Timepoint: During hospital stay of patient (from admission up till treatment) no post discharge follow up

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1)Duration of ICU stay 2)Duration of hospital stay 3)Complications- a)Empyema necessitans b)Bronchopleural fistula c)Non-resolving collapse d)Infection to distant organs e)Need for further interventionTimepoint: During hospital stay of patient Patient after discharge would not be followed up

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Megha Chauhan

Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Delhi

alpanaprasad@hotmail.com9810645863

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026