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Light’s Criteria Versus Costa’s Criteria in Differentiating Transudative & Exudative Pleural Effusions [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Cardio-Thoracic Medicine, 2023
Introduction: Aim of this study is to compare COSTA’S and LIGHT’S criteria in identifying exudative from transudative pleural effusions.Materials & Methods: A prospective study that is hospital-based was conducted at GHCCD, during Jan 2017 to August 2018
Padmaja Balla   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

A comparative study of serum effusion albumin gradient and Light's criteria to differentiate exudative and transudative pleural effusion

open access: yesJournal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 2020
Context: The incidence of pleural effusion is approximately one million per year. For diagnosing and treatment plan, pleural effusions have to be classified into transudate and exudate.
V Sandeesha   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Role of Combined Pleural Fluid Cholesterol and Total Protein in Differentiation of Exudates and Transudates

open access: yesNepalese Medical Journal, 2020
Introduction: Light's criteria had been the standard method for distinguishing exudative and transudative pleural effusions which misidentify 15-20% of transudates as exudates.
Anupam Bista   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Evaluation of pyruvate kinase and oxidative stress parameters in differentiation between transudate and exudate in pleural liquids

open access: yesTürk Biyokimya Dergisi, 2023
We aimed to investigate the usability of pleural pyruvate kinase (PK), total antioxidant status (TAS), and total oxidant status (TOS) as an alternative to Light’s criteria in exudate-transudate differentiation.
Dumanlı Ahmet   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Is pulmonary embolism associated with pleural transudates, exudates, or both?

open access: yesSpanish Journal of Medicine, 2021
Introduction and objectives: Whether pleural effusions (PEs) secondary to pulmonary embolism can be exudative or transudative is controversial. This study aims to determine which type of effusion (exudate or transudate) is typically associated with ...
José M. Porcel   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Role of CRP as a marker for discrimination of exudative and transudative pleural effusion

open access: yesMonaldi Archives for Chest Disease, 2022
Differentiation between exudative and transudative pleural effusion is sometime problematic. This study aimed to evaluate the diagnostic value of C-reactive protein (CRP) in differentiation of exudative and transudative pleural effusion.
Omid Rismantab   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Implications of Pleural Fluid Composition in Persistent Pleural Effusion following Orthotopic Liver Transplant

open access: yesMedical Sciences, 2023
Persistent pleural effusions (PPEf) represent a known complication of orthotopic liver transplant (OLT). However, their clinical relevance is not well described.
Bhavesh H. Patel   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Chylothorax in the Setting of Lung Malignancy

open access: yesJournal of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case Reports, 2023
Chylothorax refers to chyle within the pleural space, which frequently arises from an interruption in the thoracic duct or because of reduced lymphatic drainage.
Avinash Vangara MD   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Transudative chylothorax in a liver cirrhosis patient: A case report

open access: yesRespiratory Medicine Case Reports, 2022
Chylothorax defines chyle in the pleural space, usually from defects in thoracic duct. Chylothoraces are usually exudative, as defined by light's criteria but in rare instances, chylothoraces can be transudative.
Rose Nganga   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Use of Thoracic Ultrasound to Predict Transudative and Exudative Pleural Effusion

open access: yesPOCUS Journal, 2021
Objectives: Pleural effusion is a common reason for hospital admission with thoracentesis often required to diagnose an underlying cause. This study aimed to determine if the imaging characteristics of TUS effectively differentiates between transudative
Peter T. Evans   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

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