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IPC indicates indwelling pleural catheter.
aA total of 25 patients were screened but found ineligible for the following reasons: expected survival less than 3 months (n = 5), inability to care for IPC for logistic reasons (remote location) (n = 4), previous pleurodesis (n = 6), nonmalignant etiology (n = 7), and asymptomatic from effusion (n = 3).
