Outcome of ultrasound-guided, single session pleurodesis in malignant pleural effusion

The Egyptian Journal of Bronchology

Table 4 Factors affecting the outcome

		Outcome after 2 months				t*	p value
		Success, mean ± SD		Failure, mean SD		t*	p value
Pleural Adherence Score after 24 h		14.27 ± 2.02		11.50 ± 0.71		1.88	0.08 NS
Residual pleural fluid 2 h after pleurodesis (ml)		33.33 ± 16.76		32.50 ± 3.54		0.07	0.95 NS
Duration of drainage (h)		1.47 ± 0.52		3.00 ± 0.00		− 4.083	0.001 HS
Total hospital stay related to the procedure (h)		9.60 ± 3.22		12.00 ± 0.00		− 1.023	0.322 NS
		N	%	N	%	FE**	p value
***ASS	A	10	100.0	0	0.0	3.24	0.15 NS
***ASS	B	5	71.4	2	28.6	3.24	0.15 NS

NS non-significant, HS Highly significant
*Student’s t test
**Fisher exact test
***Absent Sliding Score 2 weeks after pleurodesis: A (absent in more than 6 areas) and B (absent in 4 to 6 areas)