The efficiency of a clinical pathway to guide combined applications of interventional pulmonology in undiagnosed pleural effusions.

ABSTRACT: The diagnostic procedure of pleural effusion (PEs) is challenging due to low detection rates and numerous aetiologies. Hence, any attempt to enhance diagnosis is worthwhile. We present a clinical pathway to guide combined application of interventional pulmonology (IP) for tracing causes of undiagnosed PEs. Subjects with undiagnosed PEs were identified in the Hospital Information System of Dalian Municipal Central Hospital from January 1, 2012, to December 31, 2018. Eligible subjects were divided into a group of combined tests and a group of medical thoracoscopy (MT). Optimal and subsequent diagnostic tests were performed depending on the guidance of the clinical pathway by matching profitable chest lesions with the respective adaptation. As the guidance of clinical pathway, common bronchos

SUBMITTER: Liu Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9249795 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature