Effect of iatrogenic haemorrhage on biochemical parameters in pleural effusions

Respiratory Medicine

Volumn 97, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1265-1268

  Ugurman, F ^a,b   Gozu, A ^a   Gocmen, S ^a   Samurkasoglu, B ^a   Onde, G ^a   Akkalyoncu, B ^a   Eryilmaz, T ^a  

^a Ataturk Chest Disease and Thoracic Surgery Education and Research Hospital Ankara   (Turkey)

^b NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Exudate; Iatrogenic haemorrhage; Pleural fluid; Transudate; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; BILIRUBIN; CHOLESTEROL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BLOOD; CLASSIFICATION; CONTAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PLEURA EFFUSION; PLEURA FLUID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 0346270775     PISSN: 09546111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0954-6111(03)00257-9     Document Type: Article

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