Table 4 Successful outcome of thoracic empyema in relation to different sonographic patterns
From: Sonographic findings of thoracic empyema: outcome perspectives
| Â | Success tube drainage (no. = 25) | Success medical thoracoscopy (no. = 28) | Success VATs (no. = 13) | Success open thoracotomy (no. = 4) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Group I, no. (%) | 12 (44.4%) | 4 (15.4%) | 1 (7.7%) | 0 (0%) | 0.006* |
Group II, no. (%) | 0 (0%) | 5 (19.2%) | 5 (38.5%) | 3 (75%) | < 0.001* |
Group III, no. (%) | 3 (11.1%) | 12 (46.2%) | 4 (30.8%) | 0 (0%) | 0.04* |
Group IV, no. (%) | 10 (37%) | 7 (26.9%) | 3 (23.1%) | 1 (25%) | 0.6 |