Open AccessInfections Associated With Tunnelled Indwelling Pleural Catheters in Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy
Author(s) -
Essam Mekhaiel,
Rahul Kashyap,
John J. Mullon,
Fabien Maldonado
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of bronchology and interventional pulmonology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.648
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1944-6586
pISSN - 1948-8270
DOI - 10.1097/lbr.0000000000000001
Subject(s) - medicine , chemotherapy , contraindication , surgery , pleural effusion , complication , incidence (geometry) , retrospective cohort study , catheter , physics , alternative medicine , pathology , optics
Malignant pleural effusions are common complications of advanced malignancies and are associated with significant morbidity and reduced survival. Tunnelled indwelling pleural catheters (TIPCs) are implantable devices used for palliation of symptomatic malignant pleural effusions. Although complication rates are overall low, their use in the setting of concurrent chemotherapy has not been carefully reviewed. We report our experience with infectious complications directly attributable to TIPCs (pleural or local soft tissue infections) in those patients receiving concurrent chemotherapy.