Pleural effusion in acute pulmonary embolism: characteristics and relevance.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The characteristics and clinical relevance of pleural effusion (PLEF) in acute pulmonary embolism (APE) are not fully understood.

Methods

A single-centre, retrospective study was performed of patients admitted with APE classified according to the subsequent development or not of PLEF. A model was built to predict PLEF and its impact on 30-day all-cause mortality was investigated.

Results

A total of 1602 patients with APE were included (median age, 74 (61, 82) years; 674 men (42.1%); 382 (23.8%) with PLEF). PLEF was associated with a higher number of comorbidities (p=0.015); more peripheral APE (0.001); a higher frequency of pulmonary infarctions (p<0.001) and higher 30-day all-cause mortality (p=0.004) compared with those without PLEF. Bilateral PLEFs, as

SUBMITTER: Rodriguez-Nunez N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11575279 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature