The incidence of parapneumonic effusions is higher than previously estimated when thoracic ultrasound is used as a diagnostic tool. TUS may have a role in prognostication and prediction of pleural infection, and this requires further evaluation. https://bit.ly/3UkV7nQ.
Journal article
ERJ open research
07/2024
10
662 - 2023
Department of Respiratory Medicine, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.