Recommendations of diagnosis and treatment of pleural effusion. Update

Although during the last few years there have been several important changes in the diagnostic or therapeutic methods, pleural effusion is still one of the diseases that the respiratory specialist have to evaluate frequently. The aim of this paper is to update the knowledge about pleural effusions,...

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Published in:Archivos de bronconeumología (English ed.) 2014-06, Vol.50 (6), p.235-249
Main Authors: Villena Garrido, Victoria, Cases Viedma, Enrique, Fernández Villar, Alberto, de Pablo Gafas, Alicia, Pérez Rodríguez, Esteban, Porcel Pérez, José Manuel, Rodríguez Panadero, Francisco, Ruiz Martínez, Carlos, Salvatierra Velázquez, Angel, Valdés Cuadrado, Luis
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Language:eng ; spa
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Summary:Although during the last few years there have been several important changes in the diagnostic or therapeutic methods, pleural effusion is still one of the diseases that the respiratory specialist have to evaluate frequently. The aim of this paper is to update the knowledge about pleural effusions, rather than to review the causes of pleural diseases exhaustively. These recommendations have a longer extension for the subjects with a direct clinical usefulness, but a slight update of other pleural diseases has been also included. Among the main scientific advantages are included the thoracic ultrasonography, the intrapleural fibrinolytics, the pleurodesis agents, or the new pleural drainages techniques.
ISSN:1579-2129
DOI:10.1016/j.arbres.2014.01.016