Health Condition 1: J86- Pyothorax
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Nil: Nil
Intervention2: Nil: Nil
Sponsors
Sir Ganga Ram Hospital
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
| Measure | Time 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
| Measure | Time 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
Outcome results
None listed