Is pulmonary embolism associated with pleural transudates, exudates, or both?

Introduction and objectives: Whether pleural effusions (PEs) secondary to pulmonary embolism can be exudative or transudative is controversial. This study aims to determine which type of effusion (exudate or transudate) is typically associated with pulmonary embolism, using Light’s criteria as the d...

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Main Authors: José M. Porcel, Aureli Esquerda, Laura Porcel, Silvia Bielsa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Permanyer 2021-01-01
Series:Spanish Journal of Medicine
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Online Access:https://www.spanishjmed.com/frame_esp.php?id=26