Pleural Fluid to Serum Bilirubin Concentration Raüo for Seperation of Transudates and Exudates

Kemal Tahaoğlu, Sibel Boğa, Özkan Kızgın, Hatice Türker, Okşan Güner

  • Kemal Tahaoğlu: SSK Süreyya Paşa Göğüs ve Kalp Damar Hastalıkları Hastanesi
  • Sibel Boğa: SSK Süreyya Paşa Göğüs ve Kalp Damar Hastalıkları Hastanesi
  • Özkan Kızgın: SSK Süreyya Paşa Göğüs ve Kalp Damar Hastalıkları Hastanesi
  • Hatice Türker: SSK Süreyya Paşa Göğüs ve Kalp Damar Hastalıkları Hastanesi
  • Okşan Güner: SSK Süreyya Paşa Göğüs ve Kalp Damar Hastalıkları Hastanesi
  • Year : 1992
  • Vol : 8
  • Issue : 4
  •  Page : 525-530
in this study, specimens were obtained from 65 (siıty-five) cases and the etiology of !heir ellusions have been determined. The purpose of this study was to evaluate pleural fluid to serum bilirubin con-rentration ratio for the separation of transudates from exudates and to compare thls criterion rtith Light's criteria. When the fitting of the bilirubin con-centration ratio to the etiology is considered, values statisticaly calculated were as follows sensitivity 85 %, specifity 93 %, positive predictive value 97 %. We believe that (his criterion, which is cheap and ea-sily obtained, thus could sene as an alternative cri-terion for the seperation of transudates from exudates.

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Selcuk Medical Journal
1992, Vol. 8 (4)
ISSN: 1017-6616
E-ISSN: 2149-8059
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