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Table 2 Pleural/surgical interventions

From: Multidisciplinary approach to connective tissue disease (CTD) related pleural effusions: a four-year retrospective evaluation

Pleural intervention

n (%)

None

1 (9)

Pleural aspiration only

3 (27)

Chest drain only

2 (18)

Pleural aspiration and chest drain

1 (9)

Pleural aspiration and biopsy

1 (9)

Pleural aspiration and biopsy, drain and VATS

1 (9)

Pleural aspiration and medical thoracoscopy

1 (9)

VATS, thoracotomy, pericardiectomy

1 (9)