Table 2 Demographics of participants by intervention
Chest tube (n = 5) | Therapeutic thoracentesis (n = 5) | All (n = 10) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (range) | 73 (57–87) | 62 (45–77) | 68 (45–87) |
Male | 3 (60%) | 3 (60%) | 6 (60%) |
Recruited as IP/OP | 4/1 | 4/1 | 8/2 |
Active malignancy? | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Major comorbidities | |||
Cardiac | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Respiratory | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Liver | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Renal | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Alcohol consumption > 20units weekly | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Active or previous IVDU | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Current or ex-smoker | 2 | 4 | 6 |
RAPID score | |||
Low | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Medium | 4 | 5 | 9 |
High | 1 | 0 | 1 |