ArticleCritical care explorations2020
Clinically Significant Pleural Effusion in Intensive Care: A Prospective Multicenter Cohort Study.
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- Pleural Effusion Phenotype and Ultrasound Guidance Approach Associated with Unplanned Pigtail Pleural Catheter Removal in an Adult Intensive Care Unit: A Single-Center Retrospective Cohort Study.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Drainage of Pleural Effusion in the Intensive Care Unit (DOPE-ICU) Feasibility Trial-Protocol and Statistical Analysis Plan.Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica · 2026Article
- Lung ultrasound and supine chest X-ray use in modern adult intensive care: mapping 30 years of advancement (1993-2023).The ultrasound journal · 2024Review
- Pleural effusion in critically ill patients and intensive care setting.World journal of clinical cases · 2023Review
- Risk Factors for Mortality Among Mechanically Ventilated Patients Requiring Pleural Drainage.International journal of general medicine · 2022Article
- Small Drainage Volumes of Pleural Effusions Are Associated with Complications in Critically Ill Patients: A Retrospective Analysis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2021Article
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Abstract
objectivesThe prevalence and optimal management of clinically significant pleural effusion, confirmed by thoracic ultrasound, in the critically ill is unknown. This study aimed to determine: 1) the prevalence, characteristics, and outcomes of patients treated in intensive care with clinically significant effusion and 2) the comparative efficacy and safety of pleural drainage or expectant medical management.
designA prospective multicenter cohort study.
settingICUs in four teaching hospitals in Western Australia. PATIENTS: Consecutive patients with clinically significant pleural effusions (depth ≥ 2 cm on thoracic ultrasound with clinician-determined adverse effects on patient progress).
interventionsNone. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN
resultsPrimary outcome was the change in Pao
conclusionsEarly drainage of clinically significant pleural effusion was associated with improved oxygenation and diagnostic accuracy without increased complications.
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