Showing patterns of inflammatory markers, pericardial fluid and pericardial biopsy
| n | Author/year | Inflammatory markers | Pericardial fluid analysis | Pericardial biopsy | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ESR (mm 1st hour) | CRP (mg/dL) | Total cells | Differentials | PF/serum protein ratio | PF/serum LDH ratio | Others | |||
| 1 | Fava/1996 | 35 | NA | NA | NA | ||||
| 2 | Boonen/1999 | N | NA | NA | NA | ||||
| 3 | Gressens/2004 | NA | 1.2 (H) | NA | NA | ||||
| 4 | Benjamini/2007 | 40 | NA | NA | NA | ||||
| 5 | Nishoi/2010 | NA | 0.1 (N) | NA | NA | ||||
| 6 | Popescu/2011 | NA | 17 mg/L (H) | NA | NA | ||||
| 7 | Rauw/2012 | NA | NA | NA | Lymphocyte (27×106/L) | NA | NA | Microbiology (−) Malignant cells (−Mesothelial cells (+) | NA |
| 8 | Hakim/2013 | NA | 42 mg/L (H) | 100 | Lymphocytes (80) | >0.5 | >0.6 | Microbiology (−) Malignant cells (−) | Acute & chronic inflammation |
(–), negative; (+), positive; CRP, C-reactive proteins; ESR, erythrocyte sedimentation rate; LDH, lactate dehydrogenase; N, normal; n, number; NA, not available; PF, pleural fluid.