Unilateral Pleural Effusions with More Than One Apparent Etiology. A Prospective Observational Study.

Rationale: Evaluation of a pleural effusion has historically focused on establishing a single etiology. Pleural fluid may accumulate through multiple pathophysiological processes. The prevalence of multiple causes for pleural effusions has not been established.

Doctors learn new tricks, but do they remember them? Lack of effect of an educational intervention in improving Oxygen prescribing.

Background And Objective: The 'audit cycle' is a fundamental part of improving clinical performance. For this to be effective, improvements made must be sustained. We observed that the prescription of Oxygen is often poor.

Postmortem findings of malignant pleural mesothelioma: a two-center study of 318 patients.

Background: Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is an incurable cancer with a rising incidence. MPM is often perceived as a locally invasive cancer, and the exact cause of death is poorly understood.This two-center study describes the anatomic features of patients with MPM at postmortem.