Table 1:

Baseline demographic and clinical characteristics at insertion of tunnelled pleural catheter

Characteristic	No. (%) of catheters* n = 1071
Patient age, yr, mean ± SD	68 ± 12
Patient sex
Male	437 (40.8)
Female	634 (59.2)
Side of catheter
Left	466 (43.5)
Right	605 (56.5)
ECOG Scale of Performance Status grade
0	1 (0.1)
1	43 (4.0)
2	173 (16.2)
3	395 (36.9)
4	459 (42.8)
Baseline dyspnea index, mean ± SD	2.2 ± 1.9
Transition dyspnea index, mean ± SD	6.4 ± 1.6
Fluid drained, L, mean ± SD	1.6 ± 0.77
Positive findings on cytologic examination	399 (37.2)
Baseline pleural effusion above hilum	585 (54.6)
Hydropneumothorax after drainage	228 (21.3)
Medical thoracoscopy at catheter insertion	158 (14.8)

Note: ECOG = Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group, SD = standard deviation.

^*Except where noted otherwise.