Diagnosis and Treatment of Pleural Effusion. Recommendations of the Spanish Society of Pulmonology and Thoracic Surgery. Update 2022

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Botana Rial M, Pérez Pallarés J, Cases Viedma E, López González FJ, Porcel JM, Rodríguez M, Romero Romero B, Valdés Cuadrado L, Villena Garrido V, Cordovilla Pérez R. Diagnosis and Treatment of Pleural Effusion. Recommendations of the Spanish Society of Pulmonology and Thoracic Surgery. Update 2022. Arch Bronconeumol. 2023 Jan;59(1):27-35. English, Spanish. doi: 10.1016/j.arbres.2022.09.017. Epub 2022 Sep 30. PMID: 36273933.

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Pleural effusion (PE) is a common yet complex disease that requires specialized, multidisciplinary management. Recent advances, novel diagnostic techniques, and innovative patient-centered therapeutic proposals have prompted an update of the current guidelines. This document provides recommendations and protocols based on a critical review of the literature on the epidemiology, etiology, diagnosis, prognosis, and new therapeutic options in PE, and addresses some cost-effectiveness issues related to the main types of PE.

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