Pleural Effusions at First ED Encounter Predict Worse Clinical Outcomes in Patients With Pneumonia

Evaluation and outcomes of pediatric pleural effusions in over 10 years in Northwest, Iran

Abstract Background: Pleural effusion is the accumulation of excess fluid in the pleural cavity. Most information available about pleural effusion is obtained from studies on adults and little evidence is available in children. Therefore, it is necessary to identify the existing status and explain the disease process, signs, treatment, and prognosis. Children with pleural effusion who were admi...

Pleural effusions in patients with AIDS.

OBJECTIVE To describe the range of pathology causing pleural effusions in HIV infected patients with acute respiratory episodes and to attempt to identify whether any associated radiological abnormalities enabled aetiological discrimination. METHODS Prospective study of chest radiographs of 58 consecutive HIV infected patients with pleural effusion and their microbiological, cytological, and ...

Mortality of Hospitalized Patients with Pleural Effusions

BACKGROUND Each year in the United States an estimated 1.5 million people develop pleural effusions and approximately 178,000 thoracenteses (12%) are performed. While it has been established that malignant effusions are associated with increased mortality, the association between mortality and all-cause pleural effusions in a medical population has not been previously evaluated. Our objective w...

Serum cancer antigen 125 in patients with pleural effusions.

We studied the prevalence of raised serum CA125 in patients with pleural effusions and explored factors affecting its level. Sixty four patients with benign effusions and 36 patients with malignant effusions admitted to the University Malaya Medical Centre from May 2001 to January 2002 were included in the study. There were no significant differences in age, gender and ethnicity of the patients...

Improved Outcomes in Management of Malignant Pleural Effusions