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Table 4 Complications after surgery for bronchiectasis

From: A long-term study assessing the factors influencing survival and morbidity in the surgical management of bronchiectasis

Complication

No. of Patients

   Bronchopleural fistula

1 (0.7%)

   Postoperative bleeding

3 (2.3%)

   Respiratory failure

1 (0.7%)

   Empyema

5 (3.8%)

Prolonged air leak (> 10 day)

5 (3.8%)

   Pulmonary edema

1 (0.7%)

   Arrhythmias

2 (1.5%)

   Atelectasis

7 (5.4%)

   Pneumonia

4 (3.1%)

   Total

29 (22.4%)