Critical analysis of the utility of initial pleural aspiration in the diagnosis and management of suspected malignant pleural effusion

Introduction Current guidelines recommend an initial pleural aspiration in the investigation and management of suspected malignant pleural effusions (MPEs) with the aim of establishing a diagnosis, identifying non-expansile lung (NEL) and, at times, providing a therapeutic procedure. A wealth of res...

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Principais autores:	Najib M Rahman, Qiang Lu, Eihab O Bedawi, Maged Hassan, Rachelle Asciak, Rachel Mary Mercer, Rebecca Varatharajah, Gillian Shepherd, Olalla Castro-Añón, David J McCracken, Alexandra Dudina, Dinesh Addala, Stamatoula Tsikrika, Vineeth George, Radhika Banka, Robert Hallifax, Janis Kay Shute
Formato:	Artigo
Idioma:	Inglês
Publicado em:	BMJ Publishing Group 2020-09-01
Colecção:	BMJ Open Respiratory Research
Acesso em linha:	https://bmjopenrespres.bmj.com/content/7/1/e000701.full
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