Table 4.
Site | No. episodes | % | Effusion | % | Deaths |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Right | 84 | 44 | 16 | 19 | 3 |
Left | 58 | 31 | 17 | 29 | 2 |
Bilateral | 48 | 2 | 9 | 19 | 8 |
Total | 190 | 100 | 42 | 22 | 13 |
Death with bilateral lung infiltration was significantly higher than unilateral lung infiltration (χ2= 9.7 and P value<0.01); no significant difference was noted between right and left (χ2=.0005 P≤0.05)