2015
Mortality among patients with pleural effusion undergoing thoracentesis
DeBiasi EM, Pisani MA, Murphy TE, Araujo K, Kookoolis A, Argento AC, Puchalski J. Mortality among patients with pleural effusion undergoing thoracentesis. European Respiratory Journal 2015, 46: 495-502. PMID: 25837039, PMCID: PMC4857137, DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00217114.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overFemaleHeart FailureHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateMaleMiddle AgedPleural Effusion, MalignantProspective StudiesRenal InsufficiencyTertiary Care CentersThoracentesisConceptsCongestive heart failurePleural effusionRenal failureHeart failureBenign etiologyMalignant effusionsHigh mortalityBilateral pleural effusionLong-term mortalityMortality of patientsProspective cohort studyMalignant pleural effusionBaseline characteristicsChart reviewCohort studyNonmalignant effusionsPoor prognosisHigh riskPatientsEffusionStandardised criteriaThoracentesisMortalityEtiologyFailure
2012
Etiologies of bilateral pleural effusions
Puchalski JT, Argento AC, Murphy TE, Araujo KL, Oliva IB, Rubinowitz AN, Pisani MA. Etiologies of bilateral pleural effusions. Respiratory Medicine 2012, 107: 284-291. PMID: 23219348, PMCID: PMC5421548, DOI: 10.1016/j.rmed.2012.10.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRate of pneumothoraxBilateral thoracentesisExudative effusionsMalignant effusionsMultiple etiologiesCombination of etiologiesCommon single etiologyBilateral pleural effusionOutcomes of patientsOverall complication rateChest tube drainageProspective cohort studyCongestive heart failurePleural fluid characteristicsPleural fluid formationAcademic medical centerBilateral effusionsMore etiologiesMost effusionsCohort studyComplication rateTube drainageBilateral proceduresConsecutive patientsHeart failure