Title: Applying serum effusion albumin gradient method to differential transudate and exudate
Abstract:Objective By using serum effusion albumin gradient method to differential diagnose transudate and exudate. Methods 50 samples were analyzed by biochemical method to determine the levels of total prote...Objective By using serum effusion albumin gradient method to differential diagnose transudate and exudate. Methods 50 samples were analyzed by biochemical method to determine the levels of total protein and albumin. Results In exudate patients, the concentration of serum albumin was lower than transudate patients (P0.01). The effusion albumin, the ratio of serum effusion albumin and the gradient of serum effusion albumin were higher than transudate patients(P0.01). The diagnotic sensitivity of serum effusion albumin gradient was 81.5%, specificity was 87%, accuracy was 84%, positive predicate value was 84% and negative predicate value was 80%. Conclusion Quantitative determination of albumin in effusion by biochemistry method shows excellent accuracy with respect to clarifying transudate from exudate. In addition, this method is easy to command, therefore, in future it will widely used in different clinical laboratory.Read More
Publication Year: 2001
Publication Date: 2001-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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