The pleural effusion status treated in Respiration Department of Bach Mai hospital between 1996 and 2000
- Author:
Ngo Quy Chau
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
pleural effusion
- MeSH:
Pleural Effusion;
Therapeutics;
Epidemiology
- From:Journal of Practical Medicine
2004;472(2):48-50
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
Pleural effusion was studied on 548 patients (322 males and 226 females aged 17-80 years old) at Bach Mai hospital in the period of 1996-2000. The incidence was higher in male than in female subjects. The elderly of < 60 year -old -age group accounted for 73% of cases. Tuberculosis was the most usual cause. Common symptoms were lung pain, cough, diphneoa, fever and the syndroma of “3 decreases”. The mean duration of treatment was 18.9 – 26.3 days, 17.5% of patients were fully recovered, 64.2% partly recovered and 16.1% none.
