Using Ultrasound to Predict the Results of Draining Pleural Effusions

Stopped Difficult to recruit to due to conflicting trials recruiting similar participants.

Conditions

• Pleural Effusion

Interventions

• OTHER: Pleural Manometry
• OTHER: Thoracic ultrasonography
• PROCEDURE: Pleural aspiration catheter OR chest drain (standard care)
• PROCEDURE: Talc slurry pleurodesis via chest drain (standard care)

Sponsor

University of Oxford