NMPE	Non-malignant pleural effusion
CT	Computed tomography
LR	Likelihood ratio
NT-proBNP	N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide
PF	Pleural fluid
S	Serum
LDH	Lactate dehydrogenase
HR	Hazard ratio
CI	Confidence interval
E/A ratio	Early-to-late ventricular filling ratio
TIPC	Tunneled indwelling pleural catheter
TIPS	Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt
ESRD	End-stage renal disease
PD	Peritoneal dialysis
ADA	Adenosine deaminase
MRCP	Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography
OHSS	Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome
VEGF	Vascular endothelial growth factor