%0 Journal Article %A Botana Rial, Maribel %A Pérez Pallarés, Javier %A Cases Viedma, Enrique %A López González, Francisco Julián %A Porcel, José Manuel %A Rodríguez, María %A Romero Romero, Beatriz %A Valdéz Cuadrado, Luis %A Villena Garrido, María Victoria %A Cordovilla Pérez, Rosa %T Diagnosis and Treatment of Pleural Effusion. Recommendations of the Spanish Society of Pulmonology and Thoracic Surgery. Update 2022 %D 2023 %@ 0300-2896 %U https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/122942 %X 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. %~