Pleural fluid to serum cholinesterase ratio for the separation of transudates and exudates

Chest

Volumn 110, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 97-101

  Garcia Pachon, Eduardo ^a   Padilla Navas, Isabel ^b   Sanchez, Jose F ^b   Jimenez, Benedicto ^a   Custardoy, Juan ^a  

^a HOSPITAL VEGA BAJA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO DE ALICANTE   (Spain)

Author keywords

cholinesterase; exudates; pleural effusion; transudates

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL SEPARATION; CHOLINESTERASE BLOOD LEVEL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EXUDATE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PLEURA EFFUSION; PLEURA FLUID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORACOCENTESIS;

EID: 0030005508     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.110.1.97     Document Type: Article

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