"Pleural Effusion" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Presence of fluid in the pleural cavity resulting from excessive transudation or exudation from the pleural surfaces. It is a sign of disease and not a diagnosis in itself.
| Descriptor ID |
D010996
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C08.528.652
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| Concept/Terms |
Pleural Effusion- Pleural Effusion
- Effusion, Pleural
- Effusions, Pleural
- Pleural Effusions
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2017 | 18 | 7 | 25 |
| 2018 | 14 | 6 | 20 |
| 2019 | 15 | 4 | 19 |
| 2020 | 9 | 11 | 20 |
| 2021 | 9 | 2 | 11 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pleural Effusion" by people in Profiles.
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Prevalence and clinical outcomes of pleural effusion in COVID-19 patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis. J Med Virol. 2022 01; 94(1):229-239.
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Can follow up lung ultrasound in Coronavirus Disease-19 patients indicate clinical outcome? PLoS One. 2021; 16(8):e0256359.
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The future of medical thoracoscopy in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Saudi Med J. 2021 Aug; 42(8):903-907.
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Tension hydrothorax in a patient with SARS-CoV-2 pneumonitis and pleural Mycobacterium tuberculosis. BMJ Case Rep. 2021 Jul 26; 14(7).
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[CME Sonography 98/Answers: Chest Ultrasound]. Praxis (Bern 1994). 2021 Jul; 110(9):508-509.
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SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia and atypical lymphocyte morphology in pleural fluid. Int J Lab Hematol. 2022 02; 44(1):e1-e3.
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Clinical and radiological findings for the new multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children associated with COVID-19. Radiologia (Engl Ed). 2021 Jul-Aug; 63(4):334-344.
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Chest Computed Tomography (CT) as a Predictor of Clinical Course in Coronavirus Disease. Med Sci Monit. 2021 Jun 03; 27:e931285.
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[CME Sonography 98: Chest Ultrasound]. Praxis (Bern 1994). 2021 Jun; 110(8):453-459.
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Use of post-mortem chest computed tomography in Covid-19 pneumonia. Forensic Sci Int. 2021 Aug; 325:110851.