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ArticleFuture healthcare journal2024

The role of day-case thoracoscopy at a district general hospital: A real world observational study.

Sidra Kiran, Akash Mavilakandy, Sarah Rahim, Muhammed Naeem, Samantha Rawson, Darren Reed, Georgios Tsaknis, Raja V Reddy

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Article in Future healthcare journal, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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8 authors.

Sidra KiranDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Kettering General Hospital, Kettering General Hospital NHS Trust, UK.
Akash MavilakandyDepartment of General Medicine, Leicester Royal Infirmary, University Hospitals of Leicester, UK.
Sarah RahimDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Kettering General Hospital, Kettering General Hospital NHS Trust, UK.
Muhammed NaeemDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Kettering General Hospital, Kettering General Hospital NHS Trust, UK.
Samantha RawsonDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Kettering General Hospital, Kettering General Hospital NHS Trust, UK.
Darren ReedDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Northampton General Hospital, Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust, UK.
Georgios TsaknisDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Kettering General Hospital, Kettering General Hospital NHS Trust, UK.
Raja V ReddyDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Kettering General Hospital, Kettering General Hospital NHS Trust, UK.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objective: To assess the feasibility and safety of talc pleurodesis performed as part of day-case medical thoracoscopy. Methods: A Richard Wolf® 5 mm mini thoracoscope through a 5.5 mm port was used with eligible cases having talc poudrage followed by insertion of indwelling pleural catheter (IPC). District nurses drain the IPC daily for the first 5 days. Once the drain output is <150 mL, the frequency is progressively reduced to once weekly. The drain is removed after two consecutive dry taps 1 week apart. Results: Overall, 51 patients underwent day-case thoracoscopy. Median time to removal of IPC for our day-case protocol was 14 days. There were seven deaths within 70 days among 41 patients with malignant pleural effusion in the day-case cohort, compared to eight deaths in the 33 conventional thoracoscopy controls. Overall, the day-case cohort observed a statistically significant reduction in all-cause mortality at 180 days compared to the conventional cohort (log rank Conclusion: This study suggests that thoracoscopy and talc poudrage can be performed safely as a day-case procedure. Further data are needed to ascertain long-term outcomes.

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Day-caseIndwelling pleural catheterIPCLocal anaesthetic thoracoscopyMedical thoracoscopyTalc pleurodesisTalc poudrage

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PMCPMC11357848

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