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Association of Light’s Criteria with Pleural Fluid Procalcitonin Levels and Ultrasound Thorax with its Impact on the Management of Pleural Effusion: A Cross-sectional Study [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
Introduction: Pleural effusion, the abnormal accumulation of fluid in the pleural space, affects around 1.5 million people every year. Light’s criteria is routinely employed to distinguish between transudative and exudative effusions based on the test ...
BK Likhitha, Keertivardhan D Kulkarni, Madhav Mahawar   +2 more
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Impact of pericardial fluid glucose level and computed tomography attenuation values on diagnosis of malignancy-related pericardial effusion

BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, 2021
Background We evaluated malignancy according to the characteristics of pericardial fluid in symptomatic Japanese patients undergoing pericardiocentesis and computed tomography (CT).
Takashi Nakamura, Mana Okune, Masakazu Yasuda, Heitaro Watanabe, Masafumi Ueno, Kenji Yamaji, Kazuki Mizutani, Takashi Kurita, Gaku Nakazawa   +8 more
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Biomarkers in routine diagnosis of pleural effusions

Zdravniški Vestnik, 2018
Background: Pleural fluid biochemical analysis is the first step in pleural effusion (PE) diagnostics. Our purpose was to analyse the utility of the biomarkers used at our clinic in the routine diagnosis of PE. Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the PE
Tiva Nemanič, Aleš Rozman, Katja Adamič, Mateja Marc Malovrh   +3 more
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Comparative analysis of Light's criteria and other biochemical parameters for distinguishing transudates from exudates.

Respiratory Medicine, 1998
OBJECTIVES To compare the accuracy of Light's criteria for categorizing a pleural effusion as an exudate with several alternative criteria. DESIGN Prospective evaluation of patients who underwent a diagnostic thoracocentesis.
I. Gázquez, J. Porcel, M. Vives, M. V. D. Vera, M. Rubio, M. Rivas   +5 more
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The clinical utility of pleural fluid cholesterol as a parameter in differentiating exudative from transudative pleural effusion when compared to light’s criteria

Asian Journal of Medical Sciences
Background: Pleural effusions are classified as exudate or transudate to guide clinical management. While Light’s criteria have been the standard for this differentiation due to their high sensitivity, their lower specificity can lead to potential ...
Neha Khillar , Rohith George , Sathiqali AS , Basil Ibrahim   +3 more
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Correspondence: Association of Light’s Criteria with Pleural Fluid Procalcitonin Levels and Ultrasound Thorax with its Impact on the Management of Pleural Effusion: A Cross-sectional Study [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
Dear Editor, The study titled “Association of Light’s Criteria with Pleural Fluid Procalcitonin Levels and Ultrasound (USG) Thorax with Its Impact on the Management of Pleural Effusion: A Cross-sectional Study”was read with great interest [1].
Kundan Mehta, Somireddy Navothna
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Comparative Study of Pleural Fluid-to-serum Bilirubin Ratio and Light’s Criteria in Differentiating Exudative from Transudative Pleural Effusion

Journal of Applied Sciences and Clinical Practice
Introduction: Pleural effusion is a common diagnostic problem associated with significant morbidity. Its management mainly depends on the correct diagnosis of underlying disease.
Ramulu Gaddam, Veena Vankayala, Monica Jonnalagadda, Manasa Musku, Phani Bhushan Gurumurthy, M. G. Krishna Murthy, Manchala Shree Swathhy   +6 more
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Validity of pleural lactate dehydrogenase measurements in assessment of pleural effusions [PDF]

Universa Medicina, 2012
Background Pleural effusions are classified into transudates and exudates based on Light’s criteria, but the main disadvantage of Light’s criteria is the misclassification of transudates as exudates in about 20% of cases.
Elisna Syahruddin, Lia G Partakusuma, Rita Khairani   +2 more
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Diagnostic utility of pleural fluid/serum bilirubin ratio versus light’s criteria in differentiating exudative and transudative pleural effusions. A cross-sectional observational study.

Student's Journal of Health Research Africa
Background Differentiation between exudative and transudative pleural effusions is fundamental for guiding clinical management. Light’s criteria remain the standard, though reports suggest misclassification in certain cases, necessitating exploration of
Dr. Jonnalagadda Monika , Dr. S Deepan Raj , Dr. Beera Nithin Joseph , Dr.Perapagu Jhansi   +3 more
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Pleural Fluid Glucose – Routine but Vital Biochemical Parameter for Differential Diagnosis of Effusions [PDF]

Walawalkar International Medical Journal, 2017
Biochemical parameters in pleural fluid are usually done to identify the cause of pleural effusion. Differentiating the effusion into either transudative or exudative is a logical first step, with further investigations dictated by the clinical ...
Ashish Jadhav, Anuradha Jain, ArvindYadav, Poonam Kamble   +3 more
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