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Retrospective Review on Patients With Culture Negative Empyema

NCT04477980 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 153

Last updated 2020-07-20

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Summary

Empyema is associated with a wide range of complication and mortality. It is defined by either a positive pleural fluid culture or grossly pus appearance. However, little is known about the differences in aetiology and outcome between culture-positive empyema (CPE) and culture-negative empyema (CNE). The aim of the current study is to look at the local prevalence of CNE, and compare the clinical outcome between CPE and CNE.

Conditions

  • Empyema, Pleural

Interventions

OTHER

Disease outcome (mortality)

Mortality rate between the two groups

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Chinese University of Hong Kong

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Ka Pang Chan, MBChB · Chinese University of Hong Kong

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-05-03
Primary Completion
2020-02-29
Completion
2020-05-31

Countries

  • Hong Kong

Study Locations

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