Novel conservative treatment for peritoneal dialysis-related hydrothorax: Two case reports

Table 1 Comparison of laboratory results before and after thoracentesis in case 1

Characteristics	1 d before	10 d after
Leukocytes (109/L)	11.26	7.55
Hemoglobin (g/L)	133	130
Blood platelets (109/L)	295	260
Serum potassium (mmol/L)	4.0	5.0
Serum sodium (mmol/L)	137.6	139
Serum chlorine (mmol/L)	105	109
Serum calcium (mmol/L)	2.44	2.23
Blood glucose (mmol/L)	6.3	4.9
Blood bicarbonate (mmol/L)	21.0	23.3
BUN (mmol/L)	23.57	23.74
Creatinine (μmol/L)	996	975.5
Albumin (g/L)	32.1	40.3

Table 2 Comparison of laboratory results before and after thoracentesis in case 2

Characteristics	3 d before	4 d later	36 d later
Leukocytes (109/L)	4.85	6.28	8.27
Hemoglobin (g/L)	96	102	98
Blood platelets (109/L)	227	257	236
Serum potassium (mmol/L)	6.02	4.55	5.01
Serum sodium (mmol/L)	135.5	139.1	137.7
Serum chlorine (mmol/L)	96	89	87
Serum calcium (mmol/L)	2.09	2.11	2.22
Blood glucose (mmol/L)	6.5	5.6	5.7
Blood bicarbonate (mmol/L)	23.8	24.9	27.5
BUN (mmol/L)	36.61	31.7	17.3
Creatinine (μmol/L)	1750.5	1522	1106
Albumin (g/L)	31.7	32.3	34.4