Abstract: Background: In cancer patients with malignant pleural effusions(MPEs),the commonest procedure to treat them with palliative intention is talc pleurodesis (TP) which can be obtained with talc slurry (TS) using small-bore catheters(SBC)or with thoracoscopic poudrage. SBC use is therefore rapidly increasing. The aim of this paper is to present our preliminary TP results using a new percutaneous chest drainage system(UNICO (R),Redax,Mirandola Modena, Italy). Methods: In the period 1st March-20th of July 2011,seven consecutive ECOG PS 3-4 patients(4 females, mean age 73.2 +/- 12.1 years), unfit for thoracoscopic talc poudrage, were enrolled in our study. All patients received many thoracentesis before the placement of a chest drainage(median thoracentesis number:4.42 +/- 1.13).UNICO (R) was bedside placed in all cases and TS was administered through the drainage when the overall fluid amount didn't exceed 150-200 ml/24 h and the lung was correctly re-expanded at the chest X-ray control. Results: There were no clinical complications following the placement of the drainage: its placement was easy, safe and well-tolerated by all patients. The median chest tube stay, before TS, was 7.2 +/- 2.7 days while the median chest tube stay after TS was 1.5 +/- 0.7 days. A satisfactory radiological lung expansion was achieved in all cases; PL effectiveness and dyspnea relief were complete in 6 and 4 cases, respectively. No patients required any further thoracentesis. Conclusions: TS through UNICO (R) is safe and efficient. The drainage was well-tolerated by all patients, even in case of its long-term stay. We may conclude that bedside TS through this new small-bore percutaneous drainage should be proposed as a viable clinical solution for MPEs in ECOG PS 3-4 patients, unfit for a thoracoscopic procedure. Moreover, with this device, we believe that TS might be an accessible procedure for pulmonologists and oncologists too. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Preliminary results of a new small-bore percutaneous pleural catheter used for treatment of malignant pleural effusions in ECOG PS 3-4 patients / Filosso, Pier Luigi; Sandri, A; Felletti, G; Ruffini, Enrico; Lausi, Paolo Olivo; Oliaro, Alberto. - In: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF SURGICAL ONCOLOGY. - ISSN 0748-7983. - 37:12(2011), pp. 1093-1098. [10.1016/j.ejso.2011.09.037]

Preliminary results of a new small-bore percutaneous pleural catheter used for treatment of malignant pleural effusions in ECOG PS 3-4 patients

FILOSSO, Pier Luigi;
2011

Abstract

Abstract: Background: In cancer patients with malignant pleural effusions(MPEs),the commonest procedure to treat them with palliative intention is talc pleurodesis (TP) which can be obtained with talc slurry (TS) using small-bore catheters(SBC)or with thoracoscopic poudrage. SBC use is therefore rapidly increasing. The aim of this paper is to present our preliminary TP results using a new percutaneous chest drainage system(UNICO (R),Redax,Mirandola Modena, Italy). Methods: In the period 1st March-20th of July 2011,seven consecutive ECOG PS 3-4 patients(4 females, mean age 73.2 +/- 12.1 years), unfit for thoracoscopic talc poudrage, were enrolled in our study. All patients received many thoracentesis before the placement of a chest drainage(median thoracentesis number:4.42 +/- 1.13).UNICO (R) was bedside placed in all cases and TS was administered through the drainage when the overall fluid amount didn't exceed 150-200 ml/24 h and the lung was correctly re-expanded at the chest X-ray control. Results: There were no clinical complications following the placement of the drainage: its placement was easy, safe and well-tolerated by all patients. The median chest tube stay, before TS, was 7.2 +/- 2.7 days while the median chest tube stay after TS was 1.5 +/- 0.7 days. A satisfactory radiological lung expansion was achieved in all cases; PL effectiveness and dyspnea relief were complete in 6 and 4 cases, respectively. No patients required any further thoracentesis. Conclusions: TS through UNICO (R) is safe and efficient. The drainage was well-tolerated by all patients, even in case of its long-term stay. We may conclude that bedside TS through this new small-bore percutaneous drainage should be proposed as a viable clinical solution for MPEs in ECOG PS 3-4 patients, unfit for a thoracoscopic procedure. Moreover, with this device, we believe that TS might be an accessible procedure for pulmonologists and oncologists too. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
2011
37
12
1093
1098
Preliminary results of a new small-bore percutaneous pleural catheter used for treatment of malignant pleural effusions in ECOG PS 3-4 patients / Filosso, Pier Luigi; Sandri, A; Felletti, G; Ruffini, Enrico; Lausi, Paolo Olivo; Oliaro, Alberto. - In: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF SURGICAL ONCOLOGY. - ISSN 0748-7983. - 37:12(2011), pp. 1093-1098. [10.1016/j.ejso.2011.09.037]
Filosso, Pier Luigi; Sandri, A; Felletti, G; Ruffini, Enrico; Lausi, Paolo Olivo; Oliaro, Alberto
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