Chest drain REgular FLushing in ComplIcated parapneumonic EFfusions and empyemas: Study protocol for the RELIEF randomized controlled trial

Authors

Rafael Paez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3938-8968)
Ankush P. Ratwani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0767-4748)
SAMIRA SHOJAEE
Frank E. Harrell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8271-5493)
T.K. Boyle (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2176-9348)
Greta Bridwell
Jennifer D. Duke
Fabien Maldonado
Heidi Chen
Kaele M. Leonard
Robert J. Lentz
Gulmira Yermakhanova
Najib M. Rahman

Institutions

Creighton University (US)
Oxford BioMedica (United Kingdom) (GB)
Vanderbilt University Medical Center (US)

Publication Details

Journal: PLoS ONE
Published: 2026-03-05
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0331725
Primary Topic: Pleural and Pulmonary Diseases
Type: article
Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 0.00

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Cook Medical

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Chest drain REgular FLushing in ComplIcated parapneumonic EFfusions and empyemas: Study protocol for the RELIEF randomized controlled trial

Rafael Paez, Ankush P. Ratwani, SAMIRA SHOJAEE, Frank E. Harrell et al.

Mar 5, 2026

PLoS ONE

Pleural and Pulmonary Diseases

article

Chest drain REgular FLushing in ComplIcated parapneumonic EFfusions and empyemas: Study protocol for the RELIEF randomized controlled trial

Rafael Paez, Ankush P. Ratwani, SAMIRA SHOJAEE, Frank E. Harrell, T.K. Boyle, Greta Bridwell, Jennifer D. Duke, Fabien Maldonado, Heidi Chen, Kaele M. Leonard, Robert J. Lentz, Gulmira Yermakhanova, Najib M. Rahman

March 5, 2026article en

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Creighton University (US), Oxford BioMedica (United Kingdom) (GB), Vanderbilt University Medical Center (US)

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