title: Mid-term follow-up of neonatal pleural effusion.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the clinical course and mid-term prognosis of neonates admitted with pleural effusion.
  
  
  METHODS
  Case records of 38 neonates admitted with pleural effusion were retrieved and analyzed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  16 (42%) patients had congenital and 22 (58%) patients had acquired causes of pleural effusion. The most common causes of congenital pleural effusion and acquired pleural effusion were chylothorax (18%) and congestive heart failure (13%), respectively. Poorer outcome was observed with fetal hydrops, preterm birth (<34 weeks) and associated defects.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Most of the neonates with pleural effusion have good outcome in the mid-term follow-up.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Neonatology and *Gynecology, Fudan University, Shanghai , China. Correspondence to: Wenhao Zhou, Department of Neonatology, Childrens Hospital of Fudan University, 399 Wanyuan Road, Shanghai, China. zwhchfu@126.com.
authors.forename: Lai Shuan
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Hai Yan
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Wen Hao
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Zhou
mesh_terms: D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D002916:Chylothorax / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007232:Infant, Newborn, Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality; D008297:Male; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality; D011379:Prognosis; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome