A stepwise approach to the etiologic diagnosis of pleural effusion in respiratory intensive care unit and short-term evaluation of treatment

A stepwise approach to the etiologic diagnosis of pleural effusion in respiratory intensive care unit and short-term evaluation of treatment

Background: Pleural effusions in respiratory intensive care unit (RICU) are associated with diseases of varied etiologies and often carry a grave prognosis. This prospective study was conducted to establish an etiologic diagnosis in a series of such patients before starting treatment. Materials and...

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Main Authors: Nilesh J Chinchkar, Deepak Talwar, Sushil K Jain
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2015-01-01
Series:Lung India
Subjects:
Cardiac failure
lung malignancy
pleural effusion
pneumonia
thoracoscopy
tuberculosis
Online Access:http://www.lungindia.com/article.asp?issn=0970-2113;year=2015;volume=32;issue=2;spage=107;epage=115;aulast=Chinchkar

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