Pleural effusion natural history

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Compications

  • Only symptomatic pleural effusions or effusions larger than 50% of hemithorax require thoracentesis or chest tube drainage.
  • Most resolve spontaneously.
  • Postcardiac injury syndrome (PCIS)
    • A general term for fever and pleuropericardial disease days or months after cardiac injury (myocardial infarction or surgery).
    • Typically present two to three weeks post op.
      • Chest pain
      • Pericardial rub
      • Fever
      • Leukocytosis
      • Elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR)
      • Variable combinations of pulmonary effusions and infiltrates.

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