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Table 4 Continuous variables associated with In-Hospital mortality and 3-Month Mortality in Univariate Analysis.

From: Early and late morbidity and mortality and life expectancy following thoracoscopic talc insufflation for control of malignant pleural effusions: a review of 400 cases

 

In hospital mortality

3-month mortality

VARIABLE

No (n:392)

Yes (n:8)

No (n:385)

Yes (n:15)

Age (years)

61 ± 16

69 ± 14

60 ± 14

71 ± 13

K.P.S.

74 ± 14

60 ± 18*

76 ± 18

60 ± 16*

Delay between diagnosis and pleurodesis (days)

40 ± 16

66 ± 36*

45 ± 16

78 ± 60*

  1. Data are mean ± standard deviation
  2. * p < 0.05.