Urokinase Versus Video-assisted Thoracoscopic to Treat Complicated Parapneumonic Empyema in Childhood
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2010-09-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
A great controversy exists about which is the best method to perform the evacuation of the
collection. The purpose of this study is to evaluate which is the best initial treatment to
drain complicated parapneumonic empyema (stages II and III) in children: the present study
raises a hypothesis of equivalence between both arms of treatment (chest drainage plus
intrapleural urokinase or videothoracoscopic debridement).