The relationship between pleural effusion index and mortality in children with dengue shock syndrome

• Main Authors: Novianti Hawarini (Author), Muhammad Sholeh Kosim (Author), Mohammad Supriatna (Author), Yusrina Istanti (Author), Eddy Sudjanto (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Indonesian Pediatric Society Publishing House, 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background Dengue shock syndrome (DSS) mortality rate is still high. The extent of plasma effusion in dengue shock syndrome can be identified in the right lateral decubitus position on chest x􀁃ray, and quantified by the pleural effusion index (PEl). It is thought that PEl value can be used to predic...