From: Completion pneumonectomy for lung cancer treatment: early and long term outcomes
Risk factors | BPF | P value | |
---|---|---|---|
Yes | No | ||
CP in the right side | 7 | 54 | ns |
CP in the left side | 1 | 30 | |
Hand sutured | 2 | 59 | 0.016 |
With mechanical stapler | 6 | 25 | |
Bronchial stump reinforcement | 5 | 75 | ns |
Without reinforcement | 3 | 9 | |
Diabetes | 2 | 8 | ns |
Without Diabets | 6 | 76 | |
Recurrence at the bronchial stump | 1 | 24 | ns |
Not recurrence at the bronchial stump | 7 | 60 | |
Preoperative radiation or chemotherapy | 6 | 77 | ns |
Without preoperative radiation or chemotherpy | 2 | 7 |