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Table 5 Post thoracoscopy care and complications (n = 407)

From: Medical thoracoscopy for exudative pleural effusion: an eight-year experience from a country with a young population

Characteristic

Value

Length of Stay

 Median

3 (IQRa – 5)

Duration of chest tube

Days

 Median

1 (IQR- 0)

Complications

n (%)

 Minor Bleeding

5 (1.2)

 Persistent Air leak >3 days

15 (3.7)

  1. a IQR Interquartile range
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