| |
No Thoracenteses n=93 |
Thoracenteses n=11 |
| Participant Characteristics |
|
|
| Age in years, mean ( SD) |
73.2 (16.6) |
68.4 (15.9) |
| Female gender, n (%) |
51 (55) |
7 (64) |
| Nonwhite race, n (%) |
20 (22) |
2 (18) |
| BMI>30, n (%) |
21 (24) |
2 (20) |
| APACHE II, mean ( SD) |
11.1 (5.5) |
10.9 (3.7) |
| Admission Reason, n (%) |
|
|
| Cardiac disease |
32 (34) |
3 (27) |
| Pulmonary disease |
24 (26) |
5 (45) |
| Malignancy |
8 (9) |
2 (18) |
| Kidney disease |
7 (8) |
0 (0) |
| Other |
14 (23) |
1 (9) |
| Medical Comorbidities, n (%) |
|
|
| Cardiac disease |
75 (81) |
9 (82) |
| Pulmonary disease |
33 (35) |
2 (18) |
| Malignancy |
32 (34) |
4 (36) |
| Kidney disease |
28 (30) |
1 (9) |
| 30 Day Mortality, n (%) |
15 (16) |
1 (9) |
| 12 Month Mortality, n (%) |
29 (31) |
4 (36) |
APACHE II-Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation |
