Therapeutic Thoracentesis for Patients With Congestive Heart Failure and Large Pleural Effusion

NACompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

20

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

March 31, 2007

Primary Completion Date

July 31, 2009

Study Completion Date

July 31, 2009

Conditions
Congestive Heart FailureTransudative Pleural Effusion
Interventions
PROCEDURE

Therapeutic thoracentesis

Thoracentesis was performed with drainage of 500 ml of pleural fluid first and every 200 ml thereafter until pleural pressure was lower than -20 cm H2O, chest discomfort developed, or no more pleural fluid could be removed.

Trial Locations (1)

110

Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei

All Listed Sponsors
lead

Taipei Medical University Hospital

OTHER

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