Efficacy of medical thoracoscopy combined with fibrinolytic therapy in the treatment of complicated parapneumonic effusions and empyema

Table 1 Comparison of general data between the two groups

Group	Sample size (n)	Gender composition	Age	Body mass index	Disease duration
Group	Sample size (n)	m (%)	(y, \(\:\stackrel{-}{\text{x}}\)±s)	(\(\:\stackrel{-}{\text{x}}\)±s)	(d, \(\:\stackrel{-}{\text{x}}\)±s)
Medical thoracoscopy group	33	81.8	60.7 ± 11.8	22.3 ± 3.2	8.2 ± 4.5
Traditional treatment group	75	80.0	62.0 ± 10.4	22.5 ± 2.7	8.7 ± 4.2
Statistical value		0.048	t = -0.571	t = -0.349	t = -0.588
P Value		0.826^a	0.569	0.728	0.557

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