Predicting the survival in patients with malignant pleural effusion undergoing indwelling pleural catheter insertion.

ABSTRACT:

Context

Malignant pleural effusion (MPE) is a common comorbid condition in advanced malignancies with variable survival.

Aims

The aim of this study was to predict the survival in patients with MPE undergoing indwelling pleural catheter (IPC) insertion.

Settings and design

This was a cross-sectional study conducted at Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre, Lahore, Pakistan.

Methods

One hundred and ten patients with MPE who underwent IPC insertion from January 2011 to December 2019 were reviewed. Kaplan-Meier method was used to determine the overall survival (OS) of the patient's cohort with respect to LENT score.

Statistical analysis used

The IBM SPSS version 20 was used for statistical analysis.

Results

We retrospectively rev

SUBMITTER: Akram MJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7720744 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature