학술논문
Early Video Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (VATS) or Intrapleural Enzyme Therapy (IET) in Pleural Infection -- a feasibility randomized controlled trial (The third Multicenter Intrapleural Sepsis Trial - MIST-3).
Document Type
Article
Author
Bedawi, Eihab O.; Stavroulias, Dionisios; Hedley, Emma; Blyth, Kevin G.; Kirk, Alan; De Fonseka, Duneesha; Edwards, John G.; Internullo, Eveline; Corcoran, John P.; Marchbank, Adrian; Panchal, Rakesh; Caruana, Edward; Kadwani, Owais; Okiror, Lawrence; Saba, Tarek; Purohit, Manoj; Mercer, Rachel M.; Taberham, Rhona; Kanellakis, Nikolaos; Condliffe, Alison M.
Source
American Journal of Respiratory & Critical Care Medicine; 12/15/2023, Vol. 208 Issue 12, pE1-E12, 12p
Subject
Language
ISSN
1073449X
Abstract
The article focuses on the feasibility randomized controlled trial, Multicenter Intrapleural Sepsis Trial - 3 (MIST-3), comparing Early Video Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (VATS), Intrapleural Enzyme Therapy (IET), and Standard Care for treating pleural infection. Topics discussed include eligibility criteria, intervention details for each arm, and comprehensive data collection methods, with a particular emphasis on COVID-19 mitigation strategies employed during the trial.