Bhavesh H Patel, Kathryn H Melamed, Holly Wilhalme, Gwenyth L Day, Tisha Wang, Joseph DiNorcia, Douglas Farmer, Vatche Agopian, Fady Kaldas, Igor Barjaktarevic
Persistent pleural effusions (PPEf) represent a known complication of orthotopic liver transplant (OLT). However, their clinical relevance is not well described. We evaluated the clinical, biochemical, and cellular characteristics of post-OLT PPEf and assessed their relationship with longitudinal outcomes. We performed a retrospective cohort study of OLT recipients between 2006 and 2015. Included patients had post-OLT PPEf, defined by effusion persisting >30 days after OLT and available pleural fluid analysis...
March 17, 2023: Medical Sciences: Open Access Journal