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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
Prevalence and Impact on Weaning of Pleural Effusion at the Time of Liberation from Mechanical Ventilation: A Multicenter Prospective Observational Study.
Dres M, Roux D, Pham T, Beurton A, Ricard JD, Fartoukh M, Demoule A
Anesthesiology 2017 Jun;126(6):1107-1115. doi: 10.1097/ALN.0000000000001621. PMID: 28338483
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

Multifocal Mesenchymal Hamartoma of the Newborn: A Case Study.
Fregeolle A
Adv Neonatal Care 2022 Jun 1;22(3):210-214. Epub 2021 Aug 13 doi: 10.1097/ANC.0000000000000901. PMID: 34138789
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
Pathological and molecular biological approaches to early mesothelioma.
Tsujimura T, Torii I, Sato A, Song M, Fukuoka K, Hasegawa S, Nakano T
Int J Clin Oncol 2012 Feb;17(1):40-7. Epub 2012 Jan 12 doi: 10.1007/s10147-011-0369-1. PMID: 22237727

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
Concomitant Large Loculated Pleural and Pericardial Effusions in a Patient with Rheumatoid Arthritis on Methotrexate.
Whitfield N, Krasniak A, Nguyen H
Perm J 2020 Dec;24:1. doi: 10.7812/TPP/19.239. PMID: 33482962Free PMC Article
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
Re-expansion pulmonary edema.
Murat A, Arslan A, Balci AE
Acta Radiol 2004 Jul;45(4):431-3. doi: 10.1080/02841850410005624. PMID: 15323396

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

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
Concomitant Large Loculated Pleural and Pericardial Effusions in a Patient with Rheumatoid Arthritis on Methotrexate.
Whitfield N, Krasniak A, Nguyen H
Perm J 2020 Dec;24:1. doi: 10.7812/TPP/19.239. PMID: 33482962Free PMC Article
Prevalence and Impact on Weaning of Pleural Effusion at the Time of Liberation from Mechanical Ventilation: A Multicenter Prospective Observational Study.
Dres M, Roux D, Pham T, Beurton A, Ricard JD, Fartoukh M, Demoule A
Anesthesiology 2017 Jun;126(6):1107-1115. doi: 10.1097/ALN.0000000000001621. PMID: 28338483
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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