Clinical Trial: Safety and Efficacy of Real-time Ultrasound-Guided Seldinger Technique versus Pre-scan Marking for Small-Bore Chest Tube Insertion in the Intensive Care Unit: A Retrospective Cohort Study (Japan)

Tokyo, April 10 -- UMIN Clinical Trials Registry (UMIN-CTR) received information related to the study (UMIN000061173) titled 'Comparative study of real-time ultrasound-guided versus conventional methods for pleural effusion treatment in the ICU' on April 10.

Study Type: Observational

Primary Sponsor: Institute - Aichi Medical University

Condition: Condition - Pleural effusion Classification by malignancy - Malignancy Genomic information - NO

Objective: Narrative objectives1 - To retrospectively evaluate whether the real-time ultrasound-guided Seldinger technique significantly reduces procedure-related mechanical complications (pneumothorax, hemorrhagic complications, and organ injury) and improves catheter placement accuracy and oxygen...