NCT06424457

Pediatric Video Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (VATS) in Management of Empyema

Video Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (VATS) Versus Thoracotomy in Management of Empyema in Pediatric Patients

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 73 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Assiut University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 1 Year – 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Thoracic surgeons have developed a thoracoscopic procedure which is less intrusive method allows complete evacuation and washing of the debris from the pleural cavity. This approach may also have the benefit of less invasive maneuver, a shorter hospital stay and a decreased rate of postoperative complications. The aim of this study is to evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of the video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) approach in comparison with thoracotomy in management of empyema in pediatric patients.

Detailed description

comparison between VATS decortication and open thoracotomy in cases of pediatric empyema

Conditions

• Thoracic Empyema

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	video assisted thoracoscopy (VATS)	the investigators compare the outcomes of intervention by VATS and doing complete decortication or open surgery thoracotomy
PROCEDURE	open thoracotomy	the investigators assess the outcomes of intervention by doing complete decortication through open surgery thoracotomy

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-04-01
• Primary completion: 2025-04-01
• Completion: 2026-04-01
• First posted: 2024-05-22
• Last updated: 2024-05-23

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Egypt