Shi et al reported a prognostic score for patients with malignant pleural effusion (MPE) based on serum alkaline phosphatase (A) and pleural fluid LDH (L). The authors are from Capital Medical University in Beijing.
Patient selection: malignant pleural effusion
Parameters:
(1) serum alkaline phosphatase in U/L
(2) pleural fluid LDH in U/L
Parameter
Finding
Points
serum alkaline phosphatase
< 65 U/L
0
>= 65 U/L
1
pleural fluid LDH
< 155 U/L
0
>= 155 U/L
1
total score =
= SUM(points for the 2 parameters)
Interpretation:
• minimum score: 0
• maximum score: 2
Score
Median Survival Time
0
23 months
1
15 months
2
7 months
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