Table 1. Individual Patient Demographics, Diagnoses and Type of Catheters Used.
yrs = years, F = female, M = male, Fr = French, DM = diabetes mellitus, HTN = hypertension, CKD = chronic kidney disease
| Malignant Pleural Effusions | |||||||
| Age (yrs) | Sex | Diagnosis | Comorbidities | Catheter Type | Catheter Size | Days to Removal | |
| 1 | 70 | F | Breast Carcinoma | None | Pigtail catheter | 8 Fr | 28 |
| 2 | 40 | F | Breast Carcinoma | None | Pigtail catheter | 8 Fr | 10 |
| 3 | 69 | F | Ovarian Carcinoma | None | Pigtail catheter | 12 Fr | 14 |
| 4 | 56 | F | Pleomorphic Sarcoma (Chest Wall) | DM, HTN | Pigtail catheter | 12 Fr | 8 |
| 5 | 80 | M | Leiomyosarcoma | DM | Pigtail catheter | 12 Fr | 11 |
| 6 | 60 | F | Pulmonary Adenocarcinoma | None | Straight drain | 10 Fr | 46 |
| 7 | 55 | F | Mesothelioma | None | Pigtail catheter | 12 Fr | 11 |
| Non-malignant Pleural Effusions | |||||||
| Age (yrs) | Sex | Comorbidities | Catheter Type | Catheter Size | Days to Removal | ||
| 8 | 68 | F | DM, HTN, CKD | Straight drain | 8 Fr | 30 | |
| 9 | 68 | M | CKD | Pigtail catheter | 8 Fr | 10 | |
| 10 | 61 | M | Limbic Vasculitis | Pigtail catheter | 12 Fr | 12 | |
| Empyema | |||||||
| Age (yrs) | Sex | Comorbidities | Catheter Type | Catheter Size | Days to Removal | ||
| 11 | 56 | M | None | Pigtail catheter | 10 Fr | 5 | |
| 12 | 58 | M | None | Pigtail catheter | 12 Fr | 11 | |
| 13 | 25 | F | None | Pigtail catheter | 10 Fr | 6 | |
| Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax | |||||||
| Age (yrs) | Sex | Comorbidities | Catheter Type | Catheter Size | Days to Removal | ||
| 14 | 30 | M | None | Straight drain | 8 Fr | 7 | |
| 15 | 32 | M | None | Straight drain | 8 Fr | 6 | |