Chest tube only for empyema
Part of Infections clinical trials.
This trial is testing whether a single chest tube (intercostal tube) is enough to treat empyema, a serious infection with pus around the lung. It looks only at people whose empyema came from causes other than surgery, injury, TB, or a fistula.
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Who can take part
- You must have been diagnosed with empyema (pus in the chest cavity).
- Your empyema must not be due to a recent surgery.
- Your empyema must not be caused by a chest injury.
- You must not have a bronchopleural fistula (a hole between your airway and the chest space).
- You must not have tuberculosis (TB).
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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