Background: The objectives of the study were to determine the prevalence of underlying conditions causing pleural effusion in cats and to calculate the positive predictive values, negative predictive values, sensitivity and specificity of radiographic signs to predict aetiology of the pleural...

Objectives: The aim of the study was to determine whether cardiogenic pleural effusion in cats is associated with a lower risk of arterial thromboembolism (ATE) compared with cats with cardiac disease without evidence of pleural effusion. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted on owned cats ...

Objectives: Pleural effusion is a common presenting cause for feline patients in small animal practice. The objectives of this study were to identify possible correlations between the aetiology of effusion and clinical and laboratory findings. Methods: In this retrospective study of 306 cats...

Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate the benefit of intracavitary carboplatin chemotherapy in cats with malignant pleural effusion of epithelial origin. Methods: The medical records of cats with a cytological diagnosis of neoplastic pleural effusion of epithelial origin were reviewed...

OBJECTIVE: To characterize and investigate potential associations between causes of pleural effusion and various clinical factors in a large cohort of affected cats. DESIGN: Retrospective case series with nested cross-sectional study. ANIMALS: 380 client-owned cats with a diagnosis of pleural ...

This study was conducted to identify clinical parameters and/or biologicals to determine the cause of pleural effusion in cats. The retrospective study was conducted at the University of Munich in 306 cats presented with pleural effusion. The various causes were divided into six groups: heart...

OBJECTIVE: To determine the signalment, presenting complaint, pleural fluid classification, underlying aetiology, outcome and survival times of cats with pleural effusion. To identify any relationship between demographic and clinical variables on outcome and survival times. To determine expected...

Background: Cats with pleural effusion represent common emergencies in small animal practice. The aim of this prospective study was to investigate the diagnostic ability of a point-of-care ELISA (POC-ELISA) for the measurement of N-terminal pro B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) to...

A pleural effusion is an excessive and abnormal collection of fluid present within the pleural cavity to cause respiratory compromise. Pathophysiologic mechanisms of pleural fluid accumulation is caused by increased pleural capillary hydrostatic pressure and increased permeability of pleural...

Thoracic CT may be used in the workup of patients with pleural effusion. In humans, certain pleural features on CT aid in diagnosing an underlying cause for pleural effusion, whereas this is not well studied in veterinary medicine. This retrospective cross-sectional analytical study assessed ...