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Table 3 Post-procedure data

From: Povidone-iodine pleurodesis versus talc pleurodesis in preventing recurrence of malignant pleural effusion

 

Group A

Group B

pvalue

 

N: 21 patients

N: 18 patients

 

Success rate*

17 (80.9%)

13 (72.2%)

0.519

Response to treatment

  

0.201

 Complete inflation*

15 (71.4%)

12 (66.7%)

 

 Partial inflation*

2 (9.5%)

1 (5.6%)

 

 Failure*

4 (19%)

5 (27.8%)

 

Complications

   

 Pain (comparative pain scale)

  

0.291

  No pain*

7 (33.3%)

9 (50%)

 

  Minor pain (1-3)*

12 (57.1%)

9 (50%)

 

  Moderate pain (4-6)*

2 (9.5%)

0

 

  Severe pain (7-10)*

0

0

 

 Fever*

4 (19.2%)

4 (22.3%)

0.807

 Allergy to agent*

2 (9.6%)

0

0.179

Post-procedure hospital stay(days)^

4.7 ± 1.2

4.2 ± 1.0

0.172

Recurrence of dyspnea*

4 (19%)

5 (27.7%)

0.519

  1. *Number (%).
  2. ^mean ± SD.