CÔNG THỨC GOECKE 2: SIÊU ÂM ĐO THỂ TÍCH TRÀN DỊCH MÀNG PHỔI

Ultrasonography is safe, cheap, and convenient route, and is easy to use in most patients, except in very young children. It is also convenient to use in patients who are in the intensive care unit. For daily clinical applications, a simple single measurement of the volume of pleural effusion is preferable to a formula requiring multiple measurements.

While the two erect formulae gave quite accurate measurements, the ultrasonographically 

estimated volume correlated most closely with the actual volume drained when the erect 2 (Goecke 

2) formula was used. It is hoped that these findings will be useful for the accurate quantification of 

pleural effusion in daily clinical practice.