SynthesisClinical and translational science2023
Incidence of complications from indwelling pleural catheter for pleural effusion: A meta-analysis.
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- Incidence of complications from indwelling pleural catheter for pleural effusion: A meta-analysis.Clinical and translational science · 2023Pooled it
- Combined indwelling pleural catheter with thoracoscopic talc poudrage for malignant pleural effusion management: a randomized non-inferiority trial.BMC pulmonary medicine · 2026Trial
- Feasibility of ambulatory chest drainage and talc pleurodesis for malignant pleural effusion.Journal of thoracic disease · 2026Article
- Indwelling pleural catheter efficacy and safety in malignant vs. non-malignant pleural effusions: a prospective study.BMC pulmonary medicine · 2026Article
- Re-evaluating breast malignant pleural effusion: toward evidence-based, precision-aligned care with organoids.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2026Article
- Causative pathogens and clinical outcomes of pleural infection in patients without and with indwelling pleural catheters - a retrospective study from a Danish pleural clinic.European clinical respiratory journal · 2026Article
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- Indwelling pleural catheter for malignant pleural effusion: a real-life experience in a tertiary centre with a dedicated pleural service in the Republic of Ireland.Irish journal of medical science · 2025Article
- Research Priorities for Malignant Pleural Organization with Loculation and Failed Drainage.Cells · 2025Review
- Indwelling pleural catheters and medical thoracoscopy.Breathe (Sheffield, England) · 2025Review
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- Distribution of the causes of fever of unknown origin in China, 2013-2022.Journal of translational internal medicine · 2024Article
- Infective Pleural Effusions-A Comprehensive Narrative Review Article.Clinics and practice · 2024Review
- Indwelling pleural catheter infection and colonisation: a clinical practice review.Journal of thoracic disease · 2024Review
- Malignant pleural disease.Breathe (Sheffield, England) · 2023Review
- A practical approach to the diagnosis and management of malignant pleural effusions in resource-constrained settings.Breathe (Sheffield, England) · 2023Review
- The microbiology of indwelling pleural catheter infections.Clinical and translational science · 2023Article
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Abstract
Indwelling pleural catheter (IPC) is widely used in patients with pleural effusion (PE). This meta-analysis aimed to comprehensively summarize the clinical complication from IPC. We searched four large electronic databases (PubMed, EMBASE, MEDLINE, and Cochrane Library) for potentially relevant studies and assessed the included studies' quality using the methodological index for nonrandomized studies' criteria. Extracted data were used to pool rates, and to conduct subgroup and meta-regression analyses. Forty-one studies involving a cumulative 4983 patients with 5650 IPCs were included in this meta-analysis. The overall incidence of IPC complications was 20.3% (95% confidence interval [CI]: 15.0-26.3). The top four complications were: overall infection incidence 5.7% (95% CI: 0.7-2.4); overall catheter abnormality incidence 4.4% (95% CI: 2.8-6.3); pain incidence 1.2% (95% CI: 0.4-2.4); and overall loculation incidence 0.9% (95% CI: 0.1-2.1). Subgroup and meta-regression analyses for overall complications and infections by country, PE site, and PE type demonstrated these factors did not contribute significantly to heterogeneity. Further subgroup analyses for infection of benign PE showed that the overall infection incidence (12.6% [95% CI: 8.1-17.8] vs 0.7% [95% CI: 0.0-4.5]) and empyema incidence (9.1% [95% CI: 5.3-13.8] vs 0.0% [95% CI: 0.0-2.3]) of patients with liver-related PE were significantly higher than that of patients with heart-related PE. Our meta-analysis showed reliable pooled incidences of IPC-related complications, with infection being the most common. These results serve to remind clinicians about the incidence of IPC-related complications and emphasize the importance of taking corresponding preventive and therapeutic steps.
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