Table 1.
Demographic Data (N = 62)
| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| Age, y | |
| Mean ± SD | 60.7 ± 10.8 |
| Range | 35-89 |
| Male sex | 34 (54.8%) |
| Affected side, right | 56 (90.3%) |
| MELD-Na score, mean ± SD | 24 ± 6.5 |
| Etiology of cirrhosis | |
| Alcohol | 20 (32.3%) |
| Hepatitis C | 18 (29.0%) |
| NASH | 26 (41.9%) |
| Autoimmune | 2 (3.2%) |
| Alpha1-antitrypsin deficiency | 2 (3.2%) |
| Other | 10 (16.1%) |
| Transplant status, listeda | 7 (11.3%) |
| Indication for IPC | |
| Bridge to transplant | 33 (53.2%) |
| Palliative | 24 (38.7%) |
| Unclear | 5 (8.1%) |
IPC = indwelling pleural catheter; MELD-Na = Model for End-Stage Liver Disease–Sodium; NASH = nonalcoholic steatohepatitis.
a
At time of IPC placement.