Clinical Trial: Safety of Thoracoscopy in Patients With High Risk

Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Completed
Study Type: Observational

Official Title: Safety of Thoracoscopy in Patients With High Risk

Brief Summary: Medical thoracoscopy can be performed for diagnostic as well as therapeutic purposes. Thoracoscopy in the diagnosis of pleural diseases is highly sensitive for detecting pleural neoplasia with negative pleural fluid cytology and in the diagnosis of tuberculosis. The indication of thoracoscopy in patients with pleural effusion has been optimized. In some studies medical thoracoscopy has been claimed a useful diagnostic tool with a very low rate of complications. However the investigators do not know its safety on high risk patients. Because many patients having suspected malignancy have bed conditions due to other health problems such as coronary heart diseases, COPD, arrythmia, hypoxemia. In this study the investigators aimed to test the safety of medical thoracoscopy in the patients with high risk for complications.

Detailed Summary:
Sponsor: Eskisehir Osmangazi University

Current Primary Outcome: Number of Participants with Adverse Events as a Measure of Safety and Tolerability [ Time Frame: 6 years ]

All participants will have been followed for side effects of medical thoracoscopy. All side effects established in the special forms designed for this study. Side effects measured and recorded according to each characteristic such as pain, air leakege, pneumothorax, empyema, local infection, haemorragy etc.


Original Primary Outcome: Same as current

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Information By: Eskisehir Osmangazi University

Dates:
Date Received: August 26, 2010
Date Started: January 2002
Date Completion:
Last Updated: September 24, 2012
Last Verified: September 2012