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Large Pleural Effusion

MedGen UID:
1708432
•Concept ID:
C0747637
•
Disease or Syndrome

Definition

A pleural effusion that is typically characterized as more than one liter. [from NCI]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

The Association of Antibiotic Duration With Successful Treatment of Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Children.
Same RG, Amoah J, Hsu AJ, Hersh AL, Sklansky DJ, Cosgrove SE, Tamma PD
J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc 2021 Apr 3;10(3):267-273. doi: 10.1093/jpids/piaa055. PMID: 32525203Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Quantification of pleural effusions by two-dimensional transthoracic echocardiography.
Yim J, Chang SA, Yeung DF, Sayre EC, Gin K, Jue J, Nair P, Tsang MYC, Luong C, Tsang TSM
J Echocardiogr 2023 Mar;21(1):33-39. Epub 2022 Aug 16 doi: 10.1007/s12574-022-00586-5. PMID: 35974215
Innovative and Contemporary Interventions of Diaphragmatic Disorders.
Black MC, Joubert K, Seese L, Ocak I, Frazier AA, Sarkaria I, Strollo DC, Sanchez MV
J Thorac Imaging 2019 Jul;34(4):236-247. doi: 10.1097/RTI.0000000000000416. PMID: 31206456
Effects of pleural effusion drainage on oxygenation, respiratory mechanics, and hemodynamics in mechanically ventilated patients.
Razazi K, Thille AW, Carteaux G, Beji O, Brun-Buisson C, Brochard L, Mekontso Dessap A
Ann Am Thorac Soc 2014 Sep;11(7):1018-24. doi: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.201404-152OC. PMID: 25079591
Is possible to prevent the post-pericardiotomy syndrome?
Imazio M, Brucato A, Adler Y
Int J Cardiol 2012 Aug 9;159(1):1-4. Epub 2012 Feb 22 doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2012.01.034. PMID: 22360943
Re-expansion pulmonary edema.
Murat A, Arslan A, Balci AE
Acta Radiol 2004 Jul;45(4):431-3. doi: 10.1080/02841850410005624. PMID: 15323396

Diagnosis

Pleural Effusion and Invasive Hemodynamic Measurements in Advanced Heart Failure.
Glargaard S, Deis T, Abild-Nielsen AG, Stark A, Thomsen JH, Kristensen SL, Rossing K, Gustafsson F, Thune JJ
Circ Heart Fail 2024 Sep;17(9):e011253. Epub 2024 Aug 6 doi: 10.1161/CIRCHEARTFAILURE.123.011253. PMID: 39105292
Quantification of pleural effusions by two-dimensional transthoracic echocardiography.
Yim J, Chang SA, Yeung DF, Sayre EC, Gin K, Jue J, Nair P, Tsang MYC, Luong C, Tsang TSM
J Echocardiogr 2023 Mar;21(1):33-39. Epub 2022 Aug 16 doi: 10.1007/s12574-022-00586-5. PMID: 35974215
Innovative and Contemporary Interventions of Diaphragmatic Disorders.
Black MC, Joubert K, Seese L, Ocak I, Frazier AA, Sarkaria I, Strollo DC, Sanchez MV
J Thorac Imaging 2019 Jul;34(4):236-247. doi: 10.1097/RTI.0000000000000416. PMID: 31206456
Malignant Pleural Effusion: From Diagnostics to Therapeutics.
Asciak R, Rahman NM
Clin Chest Med 2018 Mar;39(1):181-193. Epub 2017 Dec 13 doi: 10.1016/j.ccm.2017.11.004. PMID: 29433714
Is possible to prevent the post-pericardiotomy syndrome?
Imazio M, Brucato A, Adler Y
Int J Cardiol 2012 Aug 9;159(1):1-4. Epub 2012 Feb 22 doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2012.01.034. PMID: 22360943

Therapy

The Association of Antibiotic Duration With Successful Treatment of Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Children.
Same RG, Amoah J, Hsu AJ, Hersh AL, Sklansky DJ, Cosgrove SE, Tamma PD
J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc 2021 Apr 3;10(3):267-273. doi: 10.1093/jpids/piaa055. PMID: 32525203Free PMC Article
Case of coccidioidomycosis in Ireland.
Duggan PT, Deegan AP, McDonnell TJ
BMJ Case Rep 2016 Aug 11;2016 doi: 10.1136/bcr-2016-215898. PMID: 27516109Free PMC Article
Effects of pleural effusion drainage on oxygenation, respiratory mechanics, and hemodynamics in mechanically ventilated patients.
Razazi K, Thille AW, Carteaux G, Beji O, Brun-Buisson C, Brochard L, Mekontso Dessap A
Ann Am Thorac Soc 2014 Sep;11(7):1018-24. doi: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.201404-152OC. PMID: 25079591
Reexpansion pulmonary edema in children.
Rodrigues AL, Lopes CE, Romaneli MT, Fraga Ade M, Pereira RM, Tresoldi AT
Rev Paul Pediatr 2013 Sep;31(3):411-5. doi: 10.1590/S0103-05822013000300021. PMID: 24142327Free PMC Article
Is possible to prevent the post-pericardiotomy syndrome?
Imazio M, Brucato A, Adler Y
Int J Cardiol 2012 Aug 9;159(1):1-4. Epub 2012 Feb 22 doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2012.01.034. PMID: 22360943

Prognosis

Quantification of pleural effusions by two-dimensional transthoracic echocardiography.
Yim J, Chang SA, Yeung DF, Sayre EC, Gin K, Jue J, Nair P, Tsang MYC, Luong C, Tsang TSM
J Echocardiogr 2023 Mar;21(1):33-39. Epub 2022 Aug 16 doi: 10.1007/s12574-022-00586-5. PMID: 35974215
The Association of Antibiotic Duration With Successful Treatment of Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Children.
Same RG, Amoah J, Hsu AJ, Hersh AL, Sklansky DJ, Cosgrove SE, Tamma PD
J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc 2021 Apr 3;10(3):267-273. doi: 10.1093/jpids/piaa055. PMID: 32525203Free PMC Article
Malignant Pleural Effusion: From Diagnostics to Therapeutics.
Asciak R, Rahman NM
Clin Chest Med 2018 Mar;39(1):181-193. Epub 2017 Dec 13 doi: 10.1016/j.ccm.2017.11.004. PMID: 29433714
Effects of pleural effusion drainage on oxygenation, respiratory mechanics, and hemodynamics in mechanically ventilated patients.
Razazi K, Thille AW, Carteaux G, Beji O, Brun-Buisson C, Brochard L, Mekontso Dessap A
Ann Am Thorac Soc 2014 Sep;11(7):1018-24. doi: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.201404-152OC. PMID: 25079591
Re-expansion pulmonary edema.
Murat A, Arslan A, Balci AE
Acta Radiol 2004 Jul;45(4):431-3. doi: 10.1080/02841850410005624. PMID: 15323396

Clinical prediction guides

Pleural Effusion and Invasive Hemodynamic Measurements in Advanced Heart Failure.
Glargaard S, Deis T, Abild-Nielsen AG, Stark A, Thomsen JH, Kristensen SL, Rossing K, Gustafsson F, Thune JJ
Circ Heart Fail 2024 Sep;17(9):e011253. Epub 2024 Aug 6 doi: 10.1161/CIRCHEARTFAILURE.123.011253. PMID: 39105292
Quantification of pleural effusions by two-dimensional transthoracic echocardiography.
Yim J, Chang SA, Yeung DF, Sayre EC, Gin K, Jue J, Nair P, Tsang MYC, Luong C, Tsang TSM
J Echocardiogr 2023 Mar;21(1):33-39. Epub 2022 Aug 16 doi: 10.1007/s12574-022-00586-5. PMID: 35974215
The Association of Antibiotic Duration With Successful Treatment of Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Children.
Same RG, Amoah J, Hsu AJ, Hersh AL, Sklansky DJ, Cosgrove SE, Tamma PD
J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc 2021 Apr 3;10(3):267-273. doi: 10.1093/jpids/piaa055. PMID: 32525203Free PMC Article
Effects of pleural effusion drainage on oxygenation, respiratory mechanics, and hemodynamics in mechanically ventilated patients.
Razazi K, Thille AW, Carteaux G, Beji O, Brun-Buisson C, Brochard L, Mekontso Dessap A
Ann Am Thorac Soc 2014 Sep;11(7):1018-24. doi: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.201404-152OC. PMID: 25079591
Re-expansion pulmonary edema.
Murat A, Arslan A, Balci AE
Acta Radiol 2004 Jul;45(4):431-3. doi: 10.1080/02841850410005624. PMID: 15323396

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