title: Indwelling pleural drain for mobile management of malignant pleural effusion-combining benefits of both methods.
abstract: Malignant pleural effusion is a leading cause of morbidity in lung cancer patients requiring repeated pleural aspirations or persistent intercostal drainage tube. Using an indigenous method of putting icd tube of smaller size with subcutaneous tunneling would allow draining fluid from lungs easily and painlessly when needed and avoid the need for repeated injections and chest tube insertion every time the fluid is to be drained.
authors.affiliation: Department of Respiratory Medicine, Maharishi Markandeshwar Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Ambala, Haryana, India.
authors.forename: Dinesh
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mehta
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, Maharishi Markandeshwar Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Ambala, Haryana, India.
authors.forename: Anshu
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.affiliation: Department of Respiratory Medicine, Maharishi Markandeshwar Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Ambala, Haryana, India.
authors.forename: Sameer
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Singhal
authors.affiliation: Department of Respiratory Medicine, Maharishi Markandeshwar Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Ambala, Haryana, India.
authors.forename: Sachin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bansal
keywords: Indwelling catheter; intercostals drainage; malignant pleural effusion