Background: Blind percutaneous pleural biopsy has traditionally been performed to investigate the etiology of exudative pleural effusion in which the initial thoracocentesis has been non- diagnostic. In view of the increasing use of image-guided and thoracoscopic pleural biopsies, this study examined the role of blind Abrams pleural biopsy in the investigation of the exudative pleural effusion ...

background: according to age, history and physical examination findings, there are different diagnoses including anatomic lesions for abnormal uterine bleeding (aub). in these conditions, hysteroscopy can be performed as a diagnostic and therapeutic procedure. objective: the aim of this study was defining the diagnostic value of hysteroscopy in evaluating uterine cavity in patients with aub com...

Several individual studies have reported the diagnostic accuracy of presepsin (sCD14-ST) for sepsis, but the results are inconsistent.The present systematic review and meta-analysis pooled data to better ascertain the value of circulatory presepsin as a biomarker for sepsis.Studies published in English before November 7, 2014 and assessing the diagnostic accuracy of presepsin for sepsis were re...