Light’s Criteria Versus Costa’s Criteria in Differentiating Transudative & Exudative Pleural Effusions

Introduction: Aim of this study is to compare COSTA’S and LIGHT’S criteria in identifying exudative from transudative pleural effusions.Materials & Methods: A prospective study that is hospital-based was conducted at GHCCD, during Jan 2017 to August 2018 in 80 patients who presented with pleural...

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Main Authors: Padmaja Balla, Koyyana Preethi, Kanakalakshmi K, Vishnu Chaitanya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Mashhad University of Medical Sciences 2023-03-01
Series:Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Medicine
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Online Access:https://jctm.mums.ac.ir/article_21901_3a393be1864bb9a079c832659ba9286f.pdf