Assessment of pleural pressure in the evaluation of pleural effusions

Chest. 2009 Jan;135(1):201-209. doi: 10.1378/chest.08-1788.

Authors

David Feller-Kopman¹, Michael J Parker², Richard M Schwartzstein²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Johns Hopkins University Medical School, Baltimore, MD. Electronic address: dfellerk@jhmi.edu.
² Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.

PMID: 19136407
DOI: 10.1378/chest.08-1788

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MeSH terms

Humans
Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse / pathology
Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse / physiopathology
Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse / therapy
Male
Manometry*
Middle Aged
Paracentesis
Pleural Effusion, Malignant / diagnosis
Pleural Effusion, Malignant / physiopathology*
Pleural Effusion, Malignant / therapy*
Pressure
Respiratory Insufficiency / etiology
Respiratory Insufficiency / physiopathology
Respiratory Insufficiency / therapy