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Comparison of the Efficacy of Light’s Criteria With Serum-Effusion Albumin Gradient and Pleural Effusion Glucose
Introduction While Light’s criteria exhibit high sensitivity (98%) in detecting exudative pleural effusions, the capacity to rule out transudates is relatively limited. A previous study showed that approximately one-fifth of patients with congestive cardiac failure on diuretics also met the criteria...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Cureus
2023
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10415955/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37577277 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.43319 |