Table 2.
Effusion characteristics of patients.
| Group | Group A (n : 38) | Group B (n : 36) | Group C (n : 26) | Mean | |||
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| Sex | Male (n : 18) | Female (n : 20) | Male (n : 16) | Female (n : 20) | Male (n : 16) | Female (n : 10) | n : 100 |
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| Distribution of effusion | |||||||
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| Circumferential | 14 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 78 |
| Loculated | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 22 |
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| Size of effusion | |||||||
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| Large (eco >2 cm) effusion | 13 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 76 |
| Small (eco <2 cm) effusion | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 24 |
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| Color of effusions | |||||||
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| Bloody | 9 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 47 |
| Serosanguineous | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 18 |
| Serous | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 35 |
eco: echocardiography.