Patient demographics
| Systemic chemotherapy while IPC in situ | No systemic chemotherapy while IPC in situ | |
| Number | 23 | 59 |
| Mean age (years) | 60 | 67 |
| Males:females | 11:12 | 34:25 |
| Median duration IPC was in situ (days) (range) | 84 (11–487) | 66 (6–711) |
| Median duration IPC was in situ in patients in whom IPC was removed prior to death | 84 (11–239) | 82 (30–711) |
| No. of patients who died with IPC in situ (%) | 13 (57%) | 40 (68%) |
| Average time patient received chemotherapy while IPC was in situ (days) (range) | 68 (11–208) (∼2.5 cycles) | – |
| Pleural infections | 1 (4%) | 6 (10%) |
| Colonisation of IPC | 4 (17%) | 5 (8%) |
IPC, indwelling pleural catheter.