RT Book, Section A1 Kapp, Christopher M. A1 Feller-Kopman, David A2 Grippi, Michael A. A2 Antin-Ozerkis, Danielle E. A2 Dela Cruz, Charles S. A2 Kotloff, Robert M. A2 Kotton, Camille Nelson A2 Pack, Allan I. SR Print(0) ID 1195008633 T1 Nonmalignant Pleural Effusions T2 Fishman’s Pulmonary Diseases and Disorders, 6e YR 2023 FD 2023 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 9781260473988 LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1195008633 RD 2024/03/29 AB Pleural effusion occurs in more than 1.5 million patients each year in the United States.1 The prevalence of ultrasound-detected pleural effusion in critically ill patients has been reported to be as high as 62%;2 mortality is increased for those with an effusion.3 Among the causes of pleural effusions, heart failure, pleural infection, and malignancy are most common.4 Nonmalignant pleural effusions (NMPEs) arise from a vast assortment of conditions (Fig. 76-1); some etiologies have been associated with worse survival than effusions due to malignancy.5,6