Comparing two chest surgeries for infected lung fluid
Part of Lungs & breathing clinical trials.
This study compares two types of minimally invasive chest surgery to treat infected fluid around the lungs that hasn't cleared with antibiotics and drainage. It aims to see which surgery works better and help doctors predict which one patients need.
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Who can take part
- You must be at least 18 years old.
- You must have an infected fluid collection in the chest (pleural infection) that came from pneumonia.
- The infection must not have gotten better with standard treatments like antibiotics and a chest tube.
- You must be healthy enough to have surgery and agree to have it.
- Your fluid must not be from an injury, surgery, or another condition like cancer or a blood clot.
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