# Chest Tube Drainage of Transudative Pleural Effusions Hastens Liberation From Mechanical Ventilation

> **NCT01104285** · — · COMPLETED · sponsor: **Maimonides Medical Center** · enrollment: 198 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Liberation From Mechanical Ventilation

## Interventions

_None listed._

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT01104285
- **Lead sponsor:** Maimonides Medical Center
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** —
- **Study type:** OBSERVATIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2010-03
- **Primary completion:** 2010-04
- **Final completion:** 2010-04
- **Target enrollment:** 198 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2012-05-23


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT01104285

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT01104285, "Chest Tube Drainage of Transudative Pleural Effusions Hastens Liberation From Mechanical Ventilation". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-04 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT01104285. Licensed CC0.

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