U.S., Oct. 6 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07858721) titled 'Study of Medical Thoracoscopy in Early Pleural Infection' on Sept. 22.
Brief Summary: Pleural infection (which is the infection in the space around the lungs called the pleura) is a severe infection that is difficult to treat and can lead substantial disability or even death. This infection is associated with fluid build up in the pleura and draining this fluid is crucial in treating the infection. The typical method for draining this fluid is inserting a tube in the chest cavity. However, this is not successful in more than one third of patients and additional treatments including surgery are required. These additional treatments ar...