Dyspnea grades before and after the insertion of the tunneled pleural catheter.

Table 1: Dyspnea grades before and after the insertion of the tunneled pleural catheter.

*Dyspnea grade^ pre-TPC**	N = 26	*Dyspnea grade^ post-TPC**	N = 26
1	0	1	7 (27%)
2	3 (11%)	2	14 (54%)
3	15 (58%)	3	4 (15%)
4	8 (31%)	4	1 (4%)
Mean dyspnea decrease pre-TPC	3.19	Mean dyspnea decrease post-TPC	1.96
p-value < 0.0001

^*Dyspnea has been assessed using the mMRC (modified Medical Research Council) scale.