Concepedia

Usefulness of the British Thoracic Society and the American College of Chest Physicians guidelines in predicting pleural drainage of non-purulent parapneumonic effusions

José M. Porcel, Manuel Vives, Aureli Esquerda, Agustin J. Ruiz

Respiratory Medicine · 2005 · 62 citations · 5 references

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Concepts

MedicineClinical SciencesInternal MedicinePulmonary Function TestingPulmonologyPleural DiseasePleural Drainage CareChest DrainagePalliative Pleural DrainageParapneumonic EffusionPleural Drainage MonitoringPleural Effusion DrainagePleural Effusion Evaluation

References

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Beatriz Rosón, Jordi Carratalà, Núria Sabé et al. · Archives of Internal Medicine · 2004 · 242 citations

Veterinary Medicine, Infectious Diseases, Internal Medicine +12

BTS guidelines for the management of pleural infection

C. W. H. Davies, Fergus Gleeson, R. J. O. Davies · Thorax · 2003 · 221 citations

Medicine, Internal Medicine, Pulmonology +12

Immediate Drainage Is Not Required for All Patients with Complicated Parapneumonic Effusions

Herbert A. Berger, Melvin L. Morganroth · CHEST Journal · 1990 · 96 citations

Medicine, Internal Medicine, Surgery +8

Management of Parapneumonic Effusions

John E. Heffner · Archives of Surgery · 1995 · 80 citations

Medicine, Clinical Sciences, Internal Medicine +13

Utility of Pleural Fluid Analysis in Predicting Tube Thoracostomy/Decortication in Parapneumonic Effusions

Robert H. Poe, Matthew G. Marin, Robert H. Israel et al. · CHEST Journal · 1991 · 78 citations

Medicine, Clinical Sciences, Surgery +13