Factors influencing the measurement of pleural fluid pH

Current Opinion in Pulmonary Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 353-357

  Mishra, Eleanor K ^a   Rahman, Najib M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b CHURCHILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Effusion; pH; Pleural fluid

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; HEPARIN; LIDOCAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; MEPIVACAINE;

ACCURACY; AIR; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; PH MEASUREMENT; PLEURA EFFUSION; PLEURA FLUID; PLEURA FLUID PH; PLEURODESIS; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; ROOM TEMPERATURE; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AIR; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; HEPARIN; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; PLEURAL CAVITY; PLEURAL EFFUSION; SPECIMEN HANDLING; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 67449105921     PISSN: 10705287     EISSN: 15316971     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MCP.0b013e32832b98d4     Document Type: Review

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