Table 3 Basic demographics of patients, symptoms, and pathology, microscopy and biochemistry results of pleural effusion of patients with nonspecific pleurisy
From: An update of the long-term outcome of patients with nonspecific pleurisy at medical thoracoscopy
Benign disease course (n = 154) | False-negative result (n = 19) | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Patient demographics | |||
Age, year (mean ± SD) | 61.7 ± 15.0 | 62.3 ± 11.2 | 0.825 |
Male sex (%) | 66.7 | 42.1 | 0.037 |
Smoking status (%) | 48.1 | 42.1 | 0.621 |
Symptoms | |||
Cough (%) | 45.1 | 47.4 | 0.853 |
Dyspnoea (%) | 73.7 | 84.2 | 0.322 |
Chest pain (%) | 22.6 | 10.5 | 0.229 |
Fever (%) | 14.3 | 10.5 | 0.867 |
Loss of weight (%) | 6.0 | 10.5 | 0.458 |
PE recurrence (%) | 29.8 | 56.3 | 0.035 |
Macroscopic abnormalities found at thoracoscopy | |||
Nodules (%) | 18.8 | 41.2 | 0.034 |
Plaques (%) | 38.3 | 64.7 | 0.038 |
Thick adhesions (%) | 50/154 = 32.5 | 6/19 = 31.6 | 0.938 |
Biochemical parameters in pleural fluid | |||
TP (mean ± SD) | 44.5 ± 10.9 | 41.9 ± 6.3 | 0.337 |
LDH (mean ± SD) | 287.5 ± 270.0 | 205.1 ± 125.6 | 0.232 |
PE TP/serum TP | 0.67 ± 0.16 | 0.64 ± 0.11 | 0.598 |
PE LDH/serum LDH | 1.44 ± 1.09 | 1.03 ± 0.62 | 0.203 |