Table 5 Comparison between the four groups as regards lung sliding score 1 month after pleurodesis
Lung sliding score | Groups (N=88) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Spontaneous (n=20) | Tetracycline solution (n=23) | Tetracycline powder (n=25) | Iodopovidone (n=20) | |||||
No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
Score 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Score 1 | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 4.35% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 15.0% |
Score 2 | 2 | 10.0% | 2 | 8.69% | 3 | 12.0% | 5 | 25.0% |
Score 3 | 2 | 10.0% | 5 | 21.74% | 3 | 12.0% | 4 | 20.0% |
Score 4 | 4 | 20.0% | 3 | 13.04% | 7 | 28.0% | 2 | 10.0% |
Score 5 | 5 | 25.0% | 4 | 17.4% | 6 | 24.0% | 3 | 15.0% |
Score 6 | 3 | 15.0% | 5 | 21.74% | 4 | 16.0% | 2 | 10.0% |
Score 7 | 4 | 20.0% | 3 | 13.04% | 2 | 8.0% | 1 | 5.0% |
Score 8 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |