Table 5 Complications related to the sclerosing agent
From: Chemical pleurodesis for malignant pleural effusion: which agent is perfect?
Complications | Agent | χ2 | P | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bleomycin (n = 43) | Doxycycline (n = 36) | Betadine (n = 25) | ||||||
No | % | No | % | No | % | |||
Negative | 22 | 51.2 | 13 | 36.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 53.057 | <0.001 |
Fever and pain | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2.8 | 9 | 36.0 | ||
Sinus | 1 | 2.3 | 1 | 2.8 | 0 | 0.0 | ||
Pain | 9 | 20.9 | 9 | 25.0 | 12 | 48.0 | ||
Fever | 8 | 18.6 | 10 | 27.8 | 1 | 4.0 | ||
Empyema | 1 | 2.3 | 1 | 2.8 | 0 | 0.0 | ||
Loculation | 2 | 4.7 | 1 | 2.8 | 1 | 4.0 | ||
Hypotension | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 8.0 | ||