Table 1.
Laboratory results of the patients
| Case 1 | Case 2 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before pleurodesis | After pleurodesis, first 2 weeks (median) | Late follow-up | Before pleurodesis | After pleurodesis, first 2 weeks (median) | Late follow-up | |
| CBC | ||||||
| WBC, 103/mm3 | 3 | 1.6a | 4.4 | 5.9 | 7.1 | 4.4 |
| Hb, g/dl | 10.3 | 8.6a | 11.3 | 10 | 10.6 | 9.4 |
| Plt, 103/mm3 | 49 | 32 | 34 | 150 | 158 | 114 |
| INR, range (0.8–1.2) | 1.49 | 2.2a | 1.6 | 1.14 | 1.19 | 1.17 |
| AST/ALT, IU/l | 59/47 | 50/30 | 68/77 | 36/127 | 23/17 | 26/13 |
| GGT/AP, IU/l | 17/97 | 12/71 | 47/81 | 26/81 | 37/127 | 36/85 |
| T.bil/D.bil, mg/dl | 2.1/0.63 | 2.2/ 0.4 | 3.74/1.07 | 1.08/0.3 | 1.1/0.2 | 1.4/0.39 |
| Albumin, g/dl | 2 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 3 |
| Creatinine, mg/dl | 0.6 | 0.57 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
| Na, mEq/l | 134 | 133 | 132 | 141 | 133 | 140 |
| MELD score | 14 | 18a | 17 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| CTP class | B | B | B | A | A | A |
Abbreviations: CBC complete blood count, INR international normalized ratio, ALT alanine aminotransferase, AST aspartate aminotransferase, GGT gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase, AP alkaline phosphatase, Na sodium, K potassium, CTP Child–Turcotte–Pugh, MELD model for end-stage liver disease, Plt platelet, T.bil total bilirubin, D.bil direct bilirubin
aPathologic changes