Is it meaningful to use biochemical parameters to discriminate between transudative and exudative pleural effusions?

Chest

Volumn 122, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 1524-1529

  Romero Candeira, Santiago ^a   Hernaández, Luis ^a   Romero Brufao, Susana ^a   Orts, David ^a   Fernaández, Cleofeé ^a   Martín, Concepcioón ^a  

^a HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO DE ALICANTE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biochemical criteria; Exudates; Pleural effusions; Transudates

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; DIURETIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PLEURA EFFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THORACOCENTESIS;

EID: 0036434842     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.122.5.1524     Document Type: Article

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