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Effectiveness and Safety of Real-Time Transthoracic Ultrasound-Guided Thoracentesis

Diagnostics, 2022
Purpose: The purpose of the present study was to specifically evaluate the effectiveness and safety of real-time ultrasound-guided thoracentesis in a case series of pleural effusion. Patients and methods: An observational prospective study was conducted.
Marco Sperandeo, Carla Maria Irene Quarato, Rosario Squatrito, Paolo Fuso, Lucia Dimitri, Anna Simeone, Stefano Notarangelo, Donato Lacedonia   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Microbial and host‐derived biomarkers for the diagnosis and management of peri‐implant diseases

Periodontology 2000, EarlyView.
Abstract Objectives To critically evaluate the current evidence on microbial and host‐derived biomarkers for the diagnosis and management of peri‐implant diseases, with emphasis on their biological relevance, potential clinical utility, and current translational limitations.
Su Sheng Quach, Ausra Ramanauskaite, Sašo Ivanovski, Pingping Han, Frank Schwarz, Emilio A. Cafferata   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

HDL/LDL ratio: a useful parameter for separation of pleural transudates from exudates.

, 2005
The first diagnostic step in pleural effusions is the separation of transudates from exudates. We aimed in present study to investigate the value of HDL/LDL ratio for distinguishing between pleural exudates and transudates.
Firat, Serap, Firat, Hikmet, KÖKTÜRK, OĞUZ, ULUKAVAK ÇİFTÇİ, TANSU   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Diagnostic Performance of the Cancer Ratio in Malignant Pleural Effusion in Combination with the Light’s Criteria

Acta Médica Portuguesa
The cancer ratio (CR), defined as serum lactate dehydrogenase to pleural fluid adenosine deaminase ratio (sLDH/pADA), has emerged as a diagnostic marker for malignant pleural effusion (MPE).
Maria João Cavaco, Sofia Fontão Alves, Catarina Silva, Sofia Pimentel, Luís Mateus, Carina Rôlo Silvestre, Joana Ferra, Daniel Duarte, Carla Cardoso, Paula Raimundo, Teresa Falcão   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

The diagnostic value of cholesterol in the differentiation of exudative and transudative pleural effusion [PDF]

Journal of Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, 2007
Background and purpose: Pleural effusion is a common finding in many pulmonary or extrapulmonary diseases and its analysis is essential for differentiating transudates from exudates.
M. Gahremani, O. Emadian, A. Ghaemian, Zh. Torabizadeh, F. Naghshvar   +4 more
doaj  

Does the evaluation of coagulation factors contribute to etiological diagnosis of pleural effusions?

Clinics, 2009
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to identify the participation of the coagulation system in the differential diagnosis of pleural effusions. INTRODUCTION: Imbalance between immunologic and metabolic factors triggers a sequence of events resulting in ...
Marcelo Alexandre Costa Vaz, Francisco Suso Vargas, Felipe Costa de Andrade Marinho, Élbio Antonio D'Amico, Tânia Rubia Flores Rocha, Lisete Ribeiro Teixeira   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

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
doaj   +1 more source

HIV Testing and Care Among Publicly Insured Enrollees With Schizophrenia: Is There a Benefit to Dual Eligibility?

Psychiatric Research and Clinical Practice, EarlyView.
Background Patients with schizophrenia experience gaps in the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) care continuum. We examined the impact of dual enrollment in Medicare upon HIV testing and retention among Medicaid‐enrolled patients with schizophrenia.
Karly Murphy, Marilyn D. Thomas, Paola Alonso‐Fraire, Alexander R. Bazazi, Priya Dahiya, Mark Olfson, Francine Cournos, Emily Arnold, James Dilley, Paul Wesson, Richard Hermida, James Walkup, Stephen Crystal, Christina Mangurian   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Elevated pleural copeptin levels can distinguish to exudate from transudates

, 2014
Giriş: Copeptin, arjinin-vazopressin ile birlikte farklı uyarılar sonucu nörohipofizden e ş zamanlı olarak salın ır. Fizyolojik fonksiyonu hala net de ğildir. Copeptinin artm ış kan düzeyleri birçok hastalıkta kötü prognozla iliş kilidir.
Kayhan, Servet, Kırbaş, Aynur, Karataş, Mevlüt, Gümüş, Aziz, Çınarka, Halit, Şahin, Ünal   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Validity of pleural lactate dehydrogenase measurements in assessment of pleural effusions

Universa Medicina, 2015
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
doaj   +1 more source