Comparison of Lung Expansion After Uniportal and Multiportal Video Assisted Thoracic Surgery for Stage II Post Pneumonic Bacterial Empyema Thoracis

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Enrollment

160

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

April 1, 2023

Primary Completion Date

March 31, 2025

Study Completion Date

May 31, 2025

Conditions
Empyema, PleuralThoracic Empyema
Interventions
PROCEDURE

Uniportal VATS

Decortication of pleural empyema is done using single-port VATS

PROCEDURE

Multi-portal VATS

Decortication of pleural empyema is done using two or more ports with VATS

Trial Locations (1)

Unknown

Services Institute Of Medical Sciences, Services Hospital, Lahore

All Listed Sponsors
lead

University of Health Sciences Lahore

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