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The Ultrasound Journal

Table 2 Appearance of the pleural fluid drained from the ICU patients

From: Real-time ultrasound-guided thoracentesis in the intensive care unit: prevalence of mechanical complications

 

Absolute frequency (n = 81)

Relative frequency (n = 81)

Accumulated percentage (n = 81)

Appearance of the drainage

 Hemothorax

45

55.6

55.6

 Citrine

24

29.6

85.2

 Chylous

5

6.2

91.4

 Purulent

6

7.4

98.8

 Paraneoplastic

1

1.2

100.0

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