Clinical and Outcome Details Overall and Stratified by Treatment Group
death, organ dysfunction
MINOR, COMPLICATION
Abbreviations: ICU, intensive care unit; IPFT, intrapleural fibrinolytic therapy.Unless otherwise indicated, data are expressed as No. (%) of patients. Percentages have been rounded and may not total 100.Grade I indicates any complication without need for pharmacological treatment or other intervention; grade II, any complication that requires pharmacological treatment or minor intervention only; grade III, any complication that requires surgical, radiological, or endoscopic intervention or multitherapy; grade IIIa, intervention does not require general anesthesia; grade IV, any complication requiring intensive care unit management and life support; grade IVa, single organ dysfunction; grade V, any complication leading to the death of the patient.