Table 2.
Outcomes of IPC Placement
| Outcome | Value |
|---|---|
| Complications | 22 (35.5%) |
| Type of complication | |
| Empyema | 10 (16.1%) |
| Skin infection | 1 (1.6%) |
| Catheter clogged | 2 (3.2%) |
| Catheter dislodged | 6 (9.7%) |
| Pneumothorax | 2 (3.2%) |
| Catheter malfunction | 5 (8.1%) |
| Other | 3 (4.8%) |
| Unexpandable lung | 3 (4.8%) |
| Pleurodesis | 9 (14.5%) |
| Time to pleurodesis, d | |
| Mean ± SD | 118 ± 139.6 |
| Range | 15-373 |
| Transplant status after IPCa,b | |
| Listed | 19 (57.6%) |
| Not listed | 14 (42.4%) |
| Transplant after IPCb | 10 (30.3%) |
| Time to transplant, d | |
| Mean ± SD | 87 ± 49.6 |
| Range | 20-175 |
| Death after placement | 48 (77.4%) |
| Time to death, d | |
| Mean ± SD | 180 ± 284.0 |
| Range | 0-1,258 |
| Death at 6 months | 36 (58%) |
| Lost to follow-up | 5 (8.1%) |
See Table 1 legend for expansion of abbreviation.
a
Excludes palliative patients.
b
Percentages calculated as fraction of transplant-eligible patients.