Table 2. Study results and summary .

	No.	No pleural effusion (x-ray 1-month)	Improved ECOG w/ residual pleural effusion with (x-ray 1-month)	Success
Pre-op LENT Score
Low-risk	1 (2.2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Moderate-risk	31 (68.8%)	15 (48.3%)	15 (48.3%)	30 (96.7%)
High-risk	13 (28.8%)	10 (76.9%)	2 (15.4%)	12 (92.3%)
Post-op ECOG score	2±1.7
Days w/tube	5±2.4
Peri-operative mortality	1 (2%)
Post-op pain	9 (20%)
Complications Pleural fistula Pneumothorax Chylothorax Fever Bleeding Respiratory failure Re-operation/Decortication Total	2 4%) 1 (2%) 1 (2%) 1 (2%) 1 (2%) 1 (2%) 1 (2%) 8 (17.7%)
Total		25 (55.5%)	17 (37.7%)	42 (93.3%)

Abbreviations: ECOG, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group; LENT, lactate, ECOG, neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio, tumor type