Table 2.

Descriptive characteristics of 36 patients who developed pleural effusion.

Characteristic	Frequency (%)
CTCAE Grade
Grade 1	23 (67)
Grade 2	5 (15)
Grade 3	6 (18)
Effusion site
Ipsilateral	27 (79)
Contralateral	2 (6)
Bilateral	5 (15)
Thoracentesis
Yes	9 (26)
No	25 (74)
Pleurodesis
Chest tube	1 (3)
VATS	1 (3)
No	32 (94)
PleurX catheter
Yes	2 (6)
No	32 (94)
Chest tube
Yes	5 (14)
No	31 (86)
Loculation
Yes	4 (12)
No	30 (88)
PlEf type
Transudative	2 (40.0)
Exudative	3 (60.0)

PlEf: pleural effusion; CTCAE: Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events; VATS: Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery.