Pleural Effusion, Malignant
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention group: 50 patients will undergo very small-bore catheter (5Fr) thoracostomy until the withdrawal criteria are achieved
Control group: 50 patients will undergo large-bore chest tube (28Fr)
Device
Sponsors
Centro Universitário da Faculdade de Saúde, Ciências Humanas e Tecnológicas do Piauí
Nabor Bezerra de Moura Júnior
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients with malignant pleural effusion requiring chest drainage Agreement with the research and signing of the Informed Consent Form.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients less than 18 years-old Empyema Post-operative period of thoracic surgery Patients using sedatives and / or mechanical ventilation
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Lung expansion evaluated by a chest X-ray 48h after the drainage procedure (total, partial, absent). The images will be analyzed by two radiologists separately | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Lung edema evaluated by a chest X-ray 48h after the drainage procedure. The images will be analyzed by two radiologists separately;Pain, evaluated by analog scale on the first day after surgery and after removing the chest tube;Catheters obstruction, evaluated by failure in the outlet and / or inlet fluid through the catheter | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactNabor de Moura Junior
Centro Universitário da Faculdade de Saúde, Ciências Humanas e Tecnológicas do Piauí
Outcome results
None listed