Is albumin gradient or fluid to serum albumin ratio better than the pleural fluid lactate dehydroginase in the diagnostic of separation of pleural effusion?

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>To determine the accuracy of serum-effusion albumin gradient (SEAG) and pleural fluid to serum albumin ratio (ALBR) in the diagnostic separation of pleural effusion into transudate and exudate and to compare SEAG and ALBR with pleura...

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Main Authors: Basran Gurnam S, Badrinath Padmanabhan, Joseph Jose, Sahn Steven A
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2002-03-01
Series:BMC Pulmonary Medicine
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2466/2/1