From: Transthoracic sonographic scores in evaluating the success of different scelerosing modalities in patients with malignant pleural effusion
N= 100 (no., %)
Complications
 None
81 (81.0%)
 Fever
5 (5.0%)
 Pain
13 (13.0%)
 Anaphylaxis
1 (1.0%)
Outcome
(N= 88)
 Successful pleurodesis
46 (52.3%)
 Recurrent effusion
42 (47.7%)