undiagnosed pleural effusion
Conditions
Interventions
Pleural Biopsy under Medical Thoracoscopy (Group B):Pleural Biopsy under Medical Thoracoscopy
Ultrasound Elastography-guided Pleural Biopsy(Group A):Ultrasound Elastography-guided Pleural Biopsy
Sponsors
China-Japan Friendship Hospital
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1.Patients with unexplained exudative pleural effusion; 2.Patients scheduled to undergo pleural biopsy to determine the etiology of the pleural effusion; 3.Provision of signed informed consent;
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1.Presence of uncorrectable coagulation disorders or inability to discontinue anticoagulant therapy before the procedure; 2.Hemodynamic instability; 3.Refractory hypoxemia; 4.Severe cardiopulmonary dysfunction, poor general condition, or other factors that would preclude tolerance of ultrasound-guided pleural biopsy or flexible thoracoscopy; 5.Malignant pleural effusion confirmed by cytological examination of pleural fluid (except for cases requiring histopathological subtyping); 6.Confirmed transudative effusion; 7.Age <18 years; 8.Pregnancy or lactation; 9.Any disease or condition that may interfere with the completion of the initial or subsequent evaluations;
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| diagnostic rate; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Incidence of various postoperative complications;quality of biopsy samples;time of pleural biopsy procedure; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactLiwei Liao
China-Japan Friendship Hospital
Outcome results
None listed