Table 5 Comparison of complications in therapeutic thoracoscopy group (n = 1264)
From: Safety and complications of medical thoracoscopy in the management of pleural diseases
Complications | Therapeutic thoracoscopy | P-values | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pleurodesis (n = 358) | Adhesiolysis (n = 517) | Pleural decortication of empyema (n = 125) | Bulla electrocoagulation (n = 264) | ||
Major complications | |||||
Mortality | 0 | 0 | 1 (0.8) | 0 | 0.099 |
Lung laceration | 0 | 4 (0.8) | 1 (0.8) | 0 | 0.158 |
Bleeding | 0 | 3 (0.6) | 0 | 3 (1.1) | 0.185 |
Pulmonary re-expansion oedema | 0 | 1 (0.2) | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
Prolonged air leak | 0 | 1 (0.2) | 1 (0.8) | 6 (2.3) | 0.002 * |
Mediastinal Emphysema02 | 0 | 2 (0.4) | 0 | 0 | 0.597 |
Minor complications | |||||
Subcutaneous emphysema | 0 | 28 (5.4) | 0 | 14 (5.3) | <0.001* |
Pain | 244 (68.2) | 203 (39.3) | 28 (22.4) | 142 (53.8) | <0.001* |
Fever | 218 (60.9) | 109 (21.1) | 54 (43.2) | 17 (6.4) | <0.001* |
Cutaneous infection in entry site | 16 (4.5) | 20 (3.9) | 82 (65.6) | 5 (1.9) | <0.001* |