Novel approach in diagnosis and treatment of pleural effusions

E-Communication Session
Chairs: A. Valipour (Vienna, Austria), H. Koller (Vienna, Austria)
Effect of a pleural checklist on patient safety
K. C. See, K. Jamil, A. P. Chua, K. L. Khoo, T. K. Lim (Singapore, Singapore)
Congress or journal article abstract
Congress or journal article abstract
Clinical utility of serum NT-proBNP in the investigation of undiagnosed unilateral pleural effusions
C. E. Hooper, I. Rider, R. S. Finn, A. J. Morley, J. E. Harvey, A. Skyrme-Jones, N. A. Maskell (Bristol, United Kingdom)
Congress or journal article abstract
Congress or journal article abstract
Diagnostic role of biology markers in 75 patients with pleural effusion
L. Pisani, A. Ricci, G. Gencarelli, L. Martone, P. Bruno, L. Tabbì, F. Fioretti, V. Pietrangeli, A. Proietti, S. Mariotta (Rome, Italy)
Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
A prospective observational trial examining the value of T-cell interferon gamma release assays (IGRAs) in undiagnosed lymphocytic pleural effusions
H. Lamb, C. Hooper, P. Virgo, N. Noel, A. Kavidasan, M. Gompels, N. Maskell (Bristol, United Kingdom)
Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Comparative evaluation of CA-125, CA 19-9, CA 15-3 and CEA in exudative benign and malignant pleural effusion
F. Rezaeetalab, D. Attaran, M. Towhidi, H. Akbari, S. Mohammadzadeh Lari, S. Shaabani (Islamic Republic Of Iran)
Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Value of pleural fluid and serum NT-ProBNP levels in differentiation of transudative and exudative pleural effusions
F. O. Ergur, G. Ulubay, N. Bayraktar (Ankara, Turkey)
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Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Chest drain insertion in a teaching hospital: Who, what, why, where, when and how?
F. Kamali, T. Mahmoud, L. Stamp, C. Zalecki, A. Guhan (Middlesbrough, United Kingdom)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Pulmonary emboli in patients with undiagnosed pleural effusions – Clinical utility of a novel CT scan protocol
C. E. Hooper, I. J. Laurence, J. E. Harvey, M. Darby, N. A. Maskell (Bristol, United Kingdom)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Adherence to national guidelines for interferon gamma release assay in diagnosis of mycobacterium tuberculosis
D. S. Rao, D. Jayaram, B. Pereira, R. Baghai Ravary, C. Grooves (United Kingdom)
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Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Are storage time and temperature critical pre-analytical factors in biochemical analysis of pleural fluids?
L. Antonangelo, F. S. Vargas, M. M. P. Acencio, R. K. B. Sales, L. R. Teixeira, E. H. Genofre (Brazil)
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Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
The use of the PleurX catheter in the management of recurrent non-malignant pleural effusions
M. Chalhoub, G. Bourjeily, K. Harris (Staten Island, United States Of America)
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Congress or journal article abstractE-poster