Differential diagnosis of pleural effusion by lactate dehydrogenase isoenzyme analysis.
Chest
; 111(3): 648-51, 1997 Mar.
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| ID: mdl-9118702
ABSTRACT
STUDY OBJECTIVE:
To determine the diagnostic value of pleural fluid lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) isoenzyme analysis in the differential diagnosis of pleural fluid. PATIENTS ANDMETHODS:
Eighty-seven consecutive patients with pleural effusion caused by congestive heart failure (33), infection (33), and malignancy (21) comprised a derivation set of patients. Pleural fluid LDH activity and isoenzyme pattern were established in all patients and analyzed by the classification and regression trees (CART) method. An additional group of 20 consecutive patients comprised a validation set that was used for cross-validation of CART-derived decision tree.RESULTS:
A decision tree, with a positive predictive value of 83%, was constructed and validated by data from a validation set of patients.CONCLUSIONS:
Pleural fluid LDH isoenzyme pattern may be helpful for the differential diagnosis of the most common causes of pleural effusions congestive heart failure, infections, and malignancy.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Derrame Pleural
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Pruebas Enzimáticas Clínicas
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L-Lactato Deshidrogenasa
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Chest
Año:
1997
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Israel