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In the United States, up to one million patients develop parapneumonic effusions annually, and approximately 100,000 patients undergo pleurodesis for recurrent pleural effusions per year.<ref name="isbn0-7817-6957-4">{{cite book | author = Light, Richard J. | authorlink = | editor =| others = | title = Pleural diseases | edition = | language = | publisher = Lippincott Williams & Wilkins | location = Hagerstwon, MD | year = 2007 |origyear = |pages = | quote = | isbn = 0-7817-6957-4 | oclc = |doi = |url = | accessdate = }}</ref> Pleural effusion is reported to have an incidence of 0.32% in a study among the general population in central Bohemia. Congestive heart failure accounts for nearly 50% of cases, with malignancy, pneumonia and pulmonary emboli as the next three leading causes.<ref name="pmid8222812">{{cite journal | author = Marel M, Zrůstová M, Stasný B, Light RW | title = The incidence of pleural effusion in a well-defined region. Epidemiologic study in central Bohemia | journal = Chest | volume = 104 | issue = 5 | pages = 1486–9 | year = 1993 | month = November | pmid = 8222812 | doi = | url = | issn = }}</ref> However, the distribution of causes is largely dependent on the population studied. | |||
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Overview
In the United States, up to one million patients develop parapneumonic effusions annually, and approximately 100,000 patients undergo pleurodesis for recurrent pleural effusions per year.[1] Pleural effusion is reported to have an incidence of 0.32% in a study among the general population in central Bohemia. Congestive heart failure accounts for nearly 50% of cases, with malignancy, pneumonia and pulmonary emboli as the next three leading causes.[2] However, the distribution of causes is largely dependent on the population studied.
References
- ↑ Light, Richard J. (2007). Pleural diseases. Hagerstwon, MD: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. ISBN 0-7817-6957-4.
- ↑ Marel M, Zrůstová M, Stasný B, Light RW (1993). "The incidence of pleural effusion in a well-defined region. Epidemiologic study in central Bohemia". Chest. 104 (5): 1486–9. PMID 8222812. Unknown parameter
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