Safety and utility of indwelling pleural catheters in lung transplant recipients.
Anil J TrindadeRobert J LentzWhitney D GannonOtis B RickmanSamira ShojaeeKatherine VandervestGary S SchwartzGloria W LiAnupam KumarPuneet S GarchaEric J SeeleyYaron B GesthalterStephanie MuellerJohn P EganAndrew J DeMaioLonny B YarmusEnambir S JosanJasleen Kaur PannuMax Theodore WayneJose L DeCardenasMatthew D BacchettaFabien Maldonadonull nullPublished in: Clinical transplantation (2023)
The use of IPCs in lung transplant patients was associated with an infectious complication rate comparable to other populations previously studied. A high rate of auto-pleurodesis was observed. This work suggests that IPCs may be considered for the management of recurrent pleural effusions in lung allograft recipients.