Point of Care ultrasound (POCUS) of the lungs, also known as lung ultrasound (LUS), has
emerged as a technique that allows for the diagnosis of many respiratory pathologies with …

Pleural effusion (PE) is a key feature for a wide range of diseases. Although there are
dozens of documented causes of PE, only a few are responsible for most of the cases in …

To explore the value of ultrasonography in the auxiliary diagnosis of pleural effusion, we
retrospectively analyzed the ultrasonographic findings of 275 exudates and 307 transudates …

Pleural effusion is a frequent complication of acute pulmonary infection and can affect its
morbidity and mortality. The possible evolution of a parapneumonic pleural effusion includes …

This paper reports the proceedings of a meeting convened by the Research Group on
Thoracic Ultrasound in Older People of the Italian Society of Gerontology and Geriatrics, to …

Purpose: To evaluate the value of CEUS in differentiating malignant from benign pleural
effusions (PEs). Methods: From 2008 to 2017, 83 patients with PEs of unknown cause were …

Over the last 20 years, scientific literature and interest on chest/lung ultrasound (LUS) have
exponentially increased. Interpreting mixed—anatomical and artifactual—pictures …

Point-of-care ultrasonography (POCUS) is widely used by frontline clinicians taking care of
critically ill patients. The intensivist images the heart, lungs, abdomen, kidneys, and vascular …

Background Fifty years since its inception, Light's criteria have aided in classifying pleural
effusions (PEs) as exudates if 1 or more criteria are met. Thoracic ultrasound (US) emerges …

Purpose: The purpose of the present study was to specifically evaluate the effectiveness and
safety of real-time ultrasound-guided thoracentesis in a case series of pleural effusion …