Pleural Effusions Identified by Point-of-Care Ultrasound Predict Poor Outcomes in Decompensated Cirrhosis

This article prospectively evaluates whether detection of PEs on thoracic ultrasound (TUS) at the bedside independently predicts mortality and length of stay (LOS) in hospitalized patients with a decompensated CLD. A total of 116 consecutive inpatients with decompensated cirrhosis underwent antero-posterior chest radiographs (CXR) and TUS to detect PEs. Their median age was 54 y (interquartile range, 47 –62), 90 (70.6%) were male, and 61 (52.6%) fell into the Child-Pugh class C categorization.

Source: Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology - August 6, 2021 Category: Radiology Authors: Erick Joel Rend ón-Ramírez, Marusia González-Villarreal, Linda Elsa Muñoz-Espinoza, Perla Rocío Colunga–Pedraza, Juan Francisco Moreno, Matias Salinas-Chapa, Roberto Mercado-Longoria, Karla Belén Treviño-García, Erika Cazares-Rendón, José M. P Tags: Clinical Note Source Type: research