Fractured indwelling pleural catheters.

Journal article

Indwelling pleural catheters (IPCs) are increasingly used in the management of malignant pleural effusions. IPCs are designed to be secured in situ indefinitely; however, in selected patients, IPCs can be removed when drainage ceases. This case series reports complications of removal of IPCs that resulted in fractured catheters or necessitated deliberate severing of the catheters. From the combined data of two pleural centers, 61 of 170 IPCs inserted (35.9%) were removed. In six cases (9.8%),...

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Authors: Fysh, E; Wrightson, J; Lee, Y; Rahman, N

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: Chest
• Volume: 141
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 1090-1094
• Publication date: 2012-04-01
• DOI: 10.1378/chest.11-0724
• EISSN: 1931-3543
• ISSN: 0012-3692
• Language: English
• Keywords: Aged; Equipment Failure; Humans; Pleural Effusion, Malignant; Aged, 80 and over; Pleural Cavity; Device Removal; Male; Catheters, Indwelling; Female