Single-arm pilot trial of the use of intrapleural saline irrigation to treat retained pleural infections for patients with contraindications to standard of care intrapleural enzymatic therapy.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
10
patients will have a CLRTM port and CLRTM irrigator (CLR Medical, Calverton, MD, USA) added to their chest tube and atrium circuit to facilitate pleural irrigation.
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
RECRUITINGRadiographic improvement (reduction in the ammount of pleural effusion messured in centimeters) by bed side ultrasound day 1,2,3,4,5.
Time frame: Daily for 8 days
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