Quality-of-Life assessment in malignant pleural effusion treated with indwelling pleural catheter: a prospective study.

摘要

Indwelling pleural catheter is useful for palliative management of recurrent malignant pleural effusion in that it benefits Quality of Life in outpatients with advanced malignancies. In lung cancer patients, scores indicated that indwelling pleural catheter also provides significant relief of dyspnea.