Condition | Patients |
Pleural infection# | 131 (40.0%) |
Congestive cardiac failure | 81 (34.8%) |
Idiopathic pleuritis/undiagnosed | 41 (12.5%) |
Benign asbestos pleural effusion | 27 (8.3%) |
Liver cirrhosis | 13 (4.0%) |
Renal failure | 10 (3.1%) |
Pulmonary embolism | 6 (1.8%) |
Post-coronary artery bypass graft | 4 (1.2%) |
Drug reaction | 3 (0.9%) |
Rheumatoid effusion | 3 (0.9%) |
Trapped lung | 2 (0.6%) |
Pancreatitis | 2 (0.6%) |
Other¶ | 4 (1.2%) |
#: e.g. parapneumonic effusions, empyema or tuberculous pleural effusions; ¶: e.g. peritoneal dialysis, systemic lupus erythematosus or a result of paint inhalation.