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Utilizing thoracic ultrasonography in determining the characteristics of pleural fluid: Development of a novel sonographic scoring system [PDF]

Annals of Thoracic Medicine
BACKGROUND: To evaluate the utility of thoracic ultrasound imaging (USI) in assessing the nature of pleural fluid (PF) using a scoring system. METHODS: The files of patients who underwent thoracic USI and thoracentesis due to PF accumulation were ...
Sükran Mutlu, Coşkun Doğan, Salih Küçük   +2 more
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A Comparative Study to Evaluate the Diagnostic Accuracy of Bedside Hydrogen Peroxide Test and Light’s Criteria in Differentiating Pleural Effusions as Transudate and Exudate

RGUHS Journal of Medical Sciences
Background Pleural effusions are common manifestations of a variety of pathologies. The specific cause must be identified to initiate timely treatment.
Trishna Rao, Preethi B P
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Light’s Criteria Versus Costa’s Criteria in Differentiating Transudative & Exudative Pleural Effusions [PDF]

Journal 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, Koyyana Preethi, Kanakalakshmi K, Vishnu Chaitanya   +3 more
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A comparative study of serum effusion albumin gradient and Light's criteria to differentiate exudative and transudative pleural effusion

Journal 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, Ch V Ravi Kiran, P Ushakiran, Md D Sulemani, N Lakshmanakumar   +4 more
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Role of Combined Pleural Fluid Cholesterol and Total Protein in Differentiation of Exudates and Transudates

Nepalese 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, Suman Thapa, Prasant Subedi, Kiran Manandhar   +3 more
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Is pulmonary embolism associated with pleural transudates, exudates, or both?

Spanish 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, Aureli Esquerda, Laura Porcel, Silvia Bielsa   +3 more
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Evaluation of pyruvate kinase and oxidative stress parameters in differentiation between transudate and exudate in pleural liquids

Türk 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, Günay Ersin, Aydın Suphi, Çilekar Şule, Gencer Adem, Kurbaseviç Emira, Öz Gürhan, Çelik Sefa, Balcı Aydın, Özcan Mehmet, Karadağ Müjgan Ercan   +10 more
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Role of CRP as a marker for discrimination of exudative and transudative pleural effusion

Monaldi 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, Seyed Aili Javad Moosavi, Mohammad Reza Farahnak, Maryam Dastoorpoor, Hanieh Raji   +4 more
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Implications of Pleural Fluid Composition in Persistent Pleural Effusion following Orthotopic Liver Transplant

Medical 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, Kathryn H. Melamed, Holly Wilhalme, Gwenyth L. Day, Tisha Wang, Joseph DiNorcia, Douglas Farmer, Vatche Agopian, Fady Kaldas, Igor Barjaktarevic   +9 more
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Chylothorax in the Setting of Lung Malignancy

Journal 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, Moeez Haroon MD, Kathleen Kalafatis DO, Sandhya Kolagatla MD, SubramanyaShyam Ganti MD, Opal Prevatt MD   +5 more
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