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Table 1 Demographics of patients

From: Complex pleural empyema can be safely treated with vacuum-assisted closure

Variable

P1

P2

P3

P4

P5

P6

P7

P8

Age

66♂

71♂

67♂

76♂

74♂

69♂

53♂

53♂

Karnofsky Index < 50%

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Diagnosis

NSCLC

Stage

II a

Chronic

rib fracture

NSCLC

Stage

y III a

Atelectasis

Postpneumonic empyema

Emphysema

NSCLC

Stage

III a

NSCLC

Stage

y II b

Neoadjuvant Therapy

No

No

Radiochemo.

No

No

No

No

Chemo.

Primary Operation

Lobectomy

R0

Chest wall Stabilisation

Lobectomy

R0

Decort.

Decort.

(thoracoscopic)

Volume

Reduction

Bilobectomy

R1

Pneumectomy

R0

Pathophys. of Empyema

Postop.

Postop.

Postop.

Postop.

Recurrent

Postop.

Postop.

Postop.

Onset

Acute

Chronic

Acute

Chronic

Chronic

Acute

Acute

Acute

Bronchopleural

Fistula

Yes

No

No

No

No

No

Yes

No

Number of Interventions before OWT and VAC

2

1

1

0

0

1

1

0

Art of Intervention

Restpneum.

Débridement

Débridement

Chest

Tube

-

-

Chest Tube

Restpneu.

-

Microbiological Infection

Strep.

Staph.

Staph.

Staph.

Staph.

Pseudo.

Strep.

Enterobac.

Asperg.

Staph.

Asperg.

Staph.

  1. P: Patient, NSCLC: Non-small cell lung cancer, Decort.: Decortication, BPF: Bronchopleural Fistula, Multimorbid.: Multimorbidity, Strep.: Streptococcus, Staph.: Staphylococcus, Asperg.: Aspergillosis, Acute Empyema: < 30 days, Chronic Empyema > 30 days., Restpneum.: Restpneumectomy, Pathophys.:Pathophysiology