Table 2.
Characteristics of patients with hematologic malignancy who underwent indwelling pleural catheter placement
| Characteristic | No. of Patients (n = 172) | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Age, yr | ||
| Median (range) | 60.7 (19.2–85.6) | |
| Mean ± SD | 60 ± 14.6 | |
| Sex | ||
| Female | 69 | 40.0 |
| Male | 103 | 60.0 |
| Disease classification | ||
| Lymphoma* | 100 | 58.0 |
| Non-Hodgkin lymphoma | 87 | |
| Hodgkin lymphoma | 13 | |
| Acute leukemia | 27 | 16.0 |
| AML† | 23 | |
| ALL | 4 | |
| Chronic leukemia | 27 | 16.0 |
| CML | 7 | |
| CLL | 20 | |
| Multiple myeloma‡ | 18 | 10.0 |
| Treatment | ||
| Chemotherapy 3 mo before procedure | 122 | 71.0 |
| Proceduralist | ||
| Pulmonologist | 134 | 77.9 |
| Thoracic surgeons | 21 | 12.2 |
| Interventional radiologists | 17 | 9.9 |
| Location of procedure | ||
| Outpatient | 69 | 40.1 |
| Inpatient | 103 | 59.9 |
Definition of abbreviations: ALL = acute lymphocytic leukemia; AML = acute myelogenous leukemia; CLL = chronic lymphocytic leukemia; CML = chronic myelogenous leukemia.
*
Includes Waldenström macroglobulinemia and Castleman disease.
†
Includes myelodysplastic syndrome.
‡
Includes amyloidosis with plasma cell dyscrasia and plasma cell lymphoma.