Predictors for spontaneous pleurodesis in patients with indwelling pleural catheters for malignant pleural effusion: a safety net hospital experience.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Malignant pleural effusion (MPE) affects approximately 150,000 patients in the United States each year and usually signifies advanced-stage cancer. The optimal treatment remains a challenge but indwelling pleural catheters (IPC) offer several advantages and may help achieve spontaneous pleurodesis (SP) in some patients.

Objectives

We aim to investigate the predictors of SP among patients with MPE, particularly in a resource-limited community-based safety net hospital.

Design

This is a retrospective cohort study done at a community-based safety net hospital.

Methods

Adults diagnosed with or suspected of having MPE between January 2015 and December 2023 who underwent IPC placement were included. Data was collected retrospectively from December 2023 to

SUBMITTER: Farooq S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11831654 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature