Pleural transudate: pathophysiology during superior vena cava syndrome

Damien Basille; Kevin Chevalier; Claire Andrejak; Vincent Jounieaux

doi:10.1183/23120541.00251-2018

Pleural transudate: pathophysiology during superior vena cava syndrome

ERJ Open Res. 2019 Feb 25;5(1):00251-2018. doi: 10.1183/23120541.00251-2018. eCollection 2019 Feb.

Authors

Damien Basille^{1

2}, Kevin Chevalier¹, Claire Andrejak^{1

2}, Vincent Jounieaux^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Dept of Respiratory Diseases and Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital Amiens-Picardie, Amiens, France.
² AGIR unit, University Picardie Jules Verne, Amiens, France.

Abstract

Pleural transudative effusion arises from imbalances between the hydrostatic and/or oncotic pressures. Temperature drop following talc poudrage through a spray may accentuate the pressure changes induced by superior vena cava syndrome. http://ow.ly/EpZm30nwVZj.