Management of Empyema in Children: A comparison of early and late Video-assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (VATS) .

Management of Empyema in Children: A comparison of early and late Video-assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (VATS).

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

NL-OMON

Registry ID

NL-OMON20405

Enrollment

Registered

2012-10-22

Start date

2012-10-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-02-28

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Conditions

pneumonia parapneumonic effusion Video-assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery VATS pneumonie empyeem

Interventions

Every child with pneumonia and parapneumonic effusion will be hospitalized and treated according to hospital protocol. If there is no clinical improvement 48 hours after starting intravenous antibioti

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Children (6 months -15 years) with community-acquired pneumonia and parapneumonic effusion.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Children aged < 6 months; 2. Trauma, thoracotomy, chronic lung disease (Cystic Fibrosis or Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia).

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Morbidity.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Time to removal of drains; 2. Duration of antibiotics; 3. Duration of stay in the hospital.	—

Contacts

Public ContactJ. Willekens

Laarbeeklaan 101

julie.willekens@uzbrussel.be

Outcome results

None listed

Source: NL-OMON (via WHO ICTRP)