Table 2

Complications related to chemical pleurodesis with mitoxantrone

Complications
Number of patients (n:60)

None
31 (51,6%)
Fever
16 (26,6%)
Chest pain
12 (20%)
Nausea
11 (18,3%)
Vomiting
9 (15%)
Diarrhea
4 (6,6%)
Alopecia
1 (1,6%)
Skin Rash
1 (1,6%)
Dyspnea
1 (1,6%)
Myelosuppression
1 (1,6%)

Barbetakis et al. BMC Palliative Care 2004 3:4   doi:10.1186/1472-684X-3-4