Table 2
Effusion etiologies
Aetiology
n=193
Congestive heart failure
21 (11%)
Chylothorax
5 (3%)
Chronic kidney disease
6 (3%)
Connective tissue disease
1 (1%)
Hydrothorax
11 (6%)
Malignant
115 (60%)
Parapneumonic
5 (3%)
Other
29 (15%)