Table 2 Comparing of talc slurry and bleomycin according to side effects, complications, and pneumothorax recurrence
Effect on pneumothorax, Side Effects, complications, and recurrence | Talc, right side | Bleomycin, left side |
|---|---|---|
Pain (pleuritic chest pain) | ++ | + |
Nausea | + | − |
Fever | ++ | + |
Tachycardia | + | − |
Hypotension | − | − |
Breathlessness and dyspnea | + | − |
Cough | + | − |
Respiratory distress | − | − |
Decreased O2 saturation | − | − |
Hypersensitivity to the drug | − | − |
Recurrent pneumothorax | − | + |
Pethidine use | ++ | + |
Pleural effusion | − | − |
Pneumonia | − | − |
Hemothorax | − | − |
Pneumothorax recurrence | − | + |