title: A pseudo-Rumsfeldian approach to pleural effusions in mechanically ventilated patients.
abstract: Pleural effusions are common in mechanically ventilated patients but what is their significance and how should we manage them? What do we know? What don't we know? What didn't we know we knew? How should we resolve the unknowns?
authors: General Intensive Care Unit, St George's Hospital, London, SW17 0QT, UK. jball@sgul.ac.uk
authors: Jonathan
authors: J
authors: Ball
mesh_terms: D004322:Drainage; D006801:Humans; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000628:therapy*; D012121:Respiration, Artificial