Complication Bleomycin group Iodine group P value Low grade fever 9 (34%) 8 (32%) 0.198 Transient leucopenia 4 (15%) 1 (4%) 0.273 Mild to moderately severe pain 14 (53%) 17 (68%) 0.052 Recurrent effusion 3 (11%) 3 (11%) 0.437

Table 3: Complications after pleurodesis.