Variable | Univariate logistic regression for pleurodesis, all patients (n = 448 procedures) | Univariate logistic regression for pleurodesis, survival ≥30 days (n = 283 procedures) | Multiple logistic regression for pleurodesis, survival ≥30 days (n = 283 procedures) | ||||||
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HR | 95% CI | p-value | HR | 95% CI | p-value | HR | 95% CI | p-value | |
Sex | |||||||||
male vs. female | 0.950 | 0.609–1.481 | 0.821 | 0.779 | 0.472–1.286 | 0.328 | |||
Age | |||||||||
< 60 vs. ≥60 | 1.621 | 1.066–2.465 | 0.024a | 1.712 | 1.053–2.783 | 0.030a | 1.854 | 1.131–3.038 | 0.014a |
< 65 vs. ≥65 | 1.169 | 0.776–1.762 | 0.455 | 1.143 | 0.715–1.827 | 0.577 | |||
< 70 vs. ≥70 | 1.508 | 0.954–2.385 | 0.079 | 1.413 | 0.839–2.382 | 0.194 | |||
< 75 vs. ≥75 | 1.145 | 0.656–2.000 | 0.633 | 1.052 | 0.556–1.988 | 0.876 | |||
Cancer entity | |||||||||
Ovarian cancer vs. other | 1.379 | 0.897–2.120 | 0.143 | 1.397 | 0.852–2.291 | 0.185 | |||
Breast cancer vs. Other | 0.939 | 0.489–1.803 | 0.851 | 0.908 | 0.436–1.891 | 0.796 | |||
Gynaecologic cancer vs. other | 1.276 | 0.847–1.925 | 0.244 | 1.307 | 0.817–2.091 | 0.264 | |||
Lung cancer vs. other | 0.630 | 0.369–1.075 | 0.090 | 0.585 | 0.324–1.056 | 0.075 | |||
Cause of effusion | |||||||||
MPE vs. other | 1.027 | 0.630–1.674 | 0.915 | 0.790 | 0.445–1.404 | 0.422 | |||
MPE vs. paramalignant effusion | 0.644 | 0.283–1.468 | 0.295 | 0.687 | 0.269–1.757 | 0.434 | |||
Laterality | |||||||||
Bilateral vs. unilateral | 2.064 | 1.304–3.265 | 0.002a | 1.419 | 0.851–2.363 | 0.179 | |||
left vs. right | 1.284 | 0.850–1.940 | 0.235 | 1.350 | 0.841–2.165 | 0.214 | |||
Use of talc slurry via the IPC | |||||||||
Yes vs. No | 6.695 | 2.060–21.758 | 0.002a | 6.681 | 1.436–31.075 | 0.015a | 7.812 | 1.661–36.737 | 0.009a |
Complications | |||||||||
Yes vs. No | 2.520 | 1.445–4.394 | 0.001a | 1.509 | 0.829–2.747 | 0.179 |