Yahya Shehabi, MBBS, et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2025.06.001
Recopilado por Carlos Cabrera Lozada. Individuo de Número, ANM Sillón VII. ORCID: 0000-0002-3133-5183. 29/06/2025
Resumen
Establishing the cause of a pleural effusion can be challenging. Analysis of pleural fluid is a powerful tool to determine the etiology of a pleural effusion. Surprisingly, despite the diagnostic power pleural fluid analysis (PFA), it is often underused. The purpose of this review is to provide a practical framework to maximize the diagnostic potential of the PFA. In this manuscript we will describe the role of a PFA in establishing the cause of a pleural effusion. We will also discuss challenges and limitations of PFA.