Clinical outcomes of caregiver-led indwelling pleural catheter care and drainage at a Singapore tertiary referral hospital
In healthcare systems without available community nursing services, IPCs remain a valuable treatment option for patients with symptomatic MPEs. Comparable clinical outcomes and safety profiles can be achieved even for patients where IPC care and drainage are primarily led by caregivers or family members, in the presence of appropriate support and caregiver training provided by a pleural service.
Authors
- Brian Lee Wei Chua (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-6072-5277)
- Ken Junyang Goh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5243-5167)
- Wen Ting Lim
- Qiao Li Tan
- Carrie Kah‐Lai Leong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2970-244X)
- Ivana Gilcrist Chiew Sian Phua
- Jane Jing Yi Wong
- Si Ling Young (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-0131-6269)
Institutions
- Singapore General Hospital (SG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Thoracic Disease
- Published
- 2025-03-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.21037/jtd-24-1734
- Primary Topic
- Pleural and Pulmonary Diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00