Characteristics of patients with transudative efusion followed in an university hospital
| Autor: | ERAYMAN ÖZEN, Zeynep, AKÇAY, M. Şule, HARMAN, Ali, ÖZEN, Özgür |
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| Rok vydání: | 2022 |
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| Zdroj: | Volume: 5, Issue: 5 1339-1344 Journal of Health Sciences and Medicine |
| ISSN: | 2636-8579 |
| Popis: | Aim: To determine the etiological causes, radiological and laboratory features of transudative pleural effusions and to observe the clinical course after therapeutic thoracentesis. Material and Method: The files of patients with transudative effusion who underwent therapeutic thoracentesis by the Interventional Radiology Department between 01.01.2012 and 30.11.2012 were retrospectively reviewed. Pleural effusion (PE) anatomical features were evaluated with Postero anterior (PA) chest X-ray and Thorax Ultrasonography (USG). Demographic and clinical features, pleural effusion analysis results, presence and rates of complications were analyzed. Results: As a result of pleural fluid analysis, our study group consisted of 60 transudative pleural effusion cases, 36 (60%) women. The mean age was 71.23±2.36 years. Patients using diuretic therapy in cases with pleural effusion were statistically significantly higher than patients who did not (p |
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