| Age (years) |
64 (36 79) |
| Sex |
|
| Male |
8 (57.1) |
| Female |
6 (42.9) |
| Comorbidities |
|
| Yes |
6 (42.9) |
| No |
8 (57.1) |
| Smoking status |
|
| Current smoker |
5 (35.7) |
| Ex-smoker |
4 (28.6) |
| Non-smoker |
5 (35.7) |
| Alcohol consumer |
6 (42.9) |
| Chief complaints (present for > 1 month) |
|
| Dyspnea |
12 (85.7) |
| Chest pain |
11 (78.6) |
| Cough |
8 (57.1) |
| Hemoptysis |
4 (28.6) |
| Weight loss |
4 (28.6) |
| Hoarseness of voice |
1 (7.1) |
| Radiological (CT scan) findings |
|
| Pleural effusion |
14 (100.0) |
| Mild |
4 (28.6) |
| Moderate |
6 (42.9) |
| Gross |
4 (28.6) |
| Laterality of Pleural Effusion |
|
| Right Side |
8 (57.1) |
| Left Side |
6 (42.9) |
| (All 14 cases had unilateral pleural effusion) |
|
| Passive collapse |
6 (42.9) |
| Pleural deposits |
4 (28.6) |
| Lung mass |
4 (28.6) |
| Nodular parenchymal infiltration |
1 (7.1) |
| Lobar consolidation |
1 (7.1) |
| Pleural fluid characteristics on thoracocentesis |
|
| Hemorrhagic |
9 (64.3) |
| Straw coloured |
4 (28.6) |
| Serous |
1 (7.1) |
| Diagnostic thoracocentesis prior to medical thoracoscopy |
|
| One diagnostic thoracocentesis |
8 (57.1) |
| Two diagnostic thoracocentesis |
6 (42.9) |
