Table 2 Outcome Stratified by Chest Tube Size
From: Tissue plasminogen activator with prolonged dwell time effectively evacuates pleural effusions
Largest tube size | Complete–tube removed | Incomplete–surgery | Incomplete–tube removed, no further therapy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
N | (%) | |||
8 Fr | 2 | (100) | 0 | 0 |
10 Fr | 96 | (83) | 5 | 15 |
12 Fr | 47 | (82) | 3 | 7 |
14 Fr | 5 | (60) | 2 | 1 |
16 Fr | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
24 Fr | 1 | (80) | 0 | 0 |
28 Fr | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
PleurX® | 12 | (80) | 1 | 2 |