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Meenal Vitthal Jadhav1, Sanjeev Ketkar, Tushar Patil

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Analyzing pleural effusion, this study found that combining cell count with LDH ratio offers the highest diagnostic accuracy. This combination is crucial for effectively diagnosing pleural effusion causes.

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Area of Science:

  • Pulmonology
  • Clinical Diagnostics
  • Biochemistry

Background:

  • Pleural effusion diagnosis relies on analyzing various pleural fluid parameters.
  • Traditional markers like protein and cell count are routinely used.
  • Additional biochemical markers and their ratios may improve diagnostic utility.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To critically evaluate the diagnostic utility of individual and combined pleural fluid parameters in patients with pleural effusion.
  • To determine the sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value, and diagnostic accuracy of different analytical combinations.

Main Methods:

  • Clinical evaluation and investigations of 36 patients with pleural effusion.
  • Analysis of pleural fluid using routine parameters (protein, cell count) and additional parameters (LDH, GOT/AST) and their ratios with serum levels.
  • Statistical assessment of the diagnostic performance of individual and combined parameters.

Main Results:

  • Individual parameters showed varying diagnostic strengths: cell count (100% specificity), LDH ratio (79.1% sensitivity), and pleural LDH (69.4% accuracy).
  • Combinations of two parameters, particularly cell count with LDH ratio, demonstrated superior performance (100% specificity, 88.9% accuracy).
  • Combinations of three or four parameters, including protein, cell count, LDH ratio, and GOT ratio, achieved high diagnostic accuracy (up to 90.6%).

Conclusions:

  • Combining pleural fluid parameters significantly enhances diagnostic accuracy for pleural effusion.
  • The combination of cell count and LDH ratio is highly effective, offering excellent specificity and accuracy.
  • Multi-parameter analysis, including protein, cell count, and LDH/GOT ratios, provides robust diagnostic capabilities.