Finding on TUS | Numbers (nā=ā 102) |
Simple effusion | 77 |
Small | 31 |
Moderate | 29 |
Large | 17 |
Septae in effusion | 9 |
Collapse/consolidation | 14 |
Pleural thickening | 4 |
Other findings | 11 |
The size of the effusion on TUS was estimated to be small if <1 cm in depth, moderate if 1ā3 cm in depth and large if >3 cm in depth. Other findings included mass lesions, consolidation and a raised hemidiaphragm.