TABLE 2.

Comparison of strategy success

Clinical outcome	Group, %		OR (95% CI), P
	TP	IPC	Unadjusted	Adjusted
Pleural effusion control	34.4	52.7	2.12 (1.20–3.74), 0.009	2.46 (1.31–4.65), 0.005*
Freedom from catheter and pleural effusion	34.4	25.8	0.66 (0.37–1.20), 0.17	0.70 (0.36–1.34), 0.28*

^*Based on Wald χ². IPC Indwelling pleural catheter; TP Talc pleurodesis