"Pleural Effusion" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Presence of fluid in the pleural cavity resulting from excessive transudation or exudation from the pleural surfaces. It is a sign of disease and not a diagnosis in itself.
| Descriptor ID |
D010996
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C08.528.652
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| Concept/Terms |
Pleural Effusion- Pleural Effusion
- Effusion, Pleural
- Effusions, Pleural
- Pleural Effusions
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Pleural Effusion" by people in this website by year, and whether "Pleural Effusion" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1994 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1995 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1996 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1997 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1998 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2000 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2002 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2003 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2004 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2007 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2009 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2010 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2011 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2012 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2013 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2014 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2015 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2016 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2019 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2020 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2021 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pleural Effusion" by people in Profiles.
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Outcomes of Pleural Space Infections in Patients With Indwelling Pleural Catheters for Active Malignancies. J Bronchology Interv Pulmonol. 2024 Apr 01; 31(2):155-159.
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13-Year-Old Female With New Onset Multifocal Pulmonary Ground-Glass Opacities. Pediatrics. 2023 Nov 01; 152(5).
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Pleural Effusions: Clues for Diagnosis and Characterization. Semin Roentgenol. 2023 10; 58(4):431-439.
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Recurrent Rash in an 11-Year-Old Boy With Pericardial and Pleural Effusions. Pediatrics. 2022 11 01; 150(5).
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Incidence and management of pleural effusions in patients with Wilms tumor: A Pediatric Surgical Oncology Research Collaborative study. Int J Cancer. 2022 11 15; 151(10):1696-1702.
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Malignant pleural disease: a pragmatic guide to diagnosis. Curr Opin Pulm Med. 2022 07 01; 28(4):282-287.
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Bleeding Risk With Combination Intrapleural Fibrinolytic and Enzyme Therapy in Pleural Infection: An International, Multicenter, Retrospective Cohort Study. Chest. 2022 Dec; 162(6):1384-1392.
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Efficacy of standardizing fibrinolytic therapy for parapneumonic effusion. Pediatr Radiol. 2022 11; 52(12):2413-2420.
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Predicting malignant pleural effusion during diagnostic pleuroscopy with biopsy: A prospective multicentre study. Respirology. 2022 05; 27(5):350-356.
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Sirolimus efficacy in the treatment of critically ill infants with congenital primary chylous effusions. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2022 02; 69(2):e29510.