Table 3 Summary of responses after SEMS implantation
From: An outcome analysis of self-expandable metallic stents in central airway obstruction: a cohort study
Response | Total (n = 211) | Benign (n = 116) | Malignant (n = 95) | p value¶ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Resolution of symptom, n(%) | 138(65.4) | 89(76.7) | 49(51.6) | <. 0001 |
Complication related to SEMS in 30 days, n(%) | 14(6.6) | 5(4.3) | 9(9.5) | 0.134 |
Complication related to SEMS in 60 days, n(%) | 25(11.8) | 10(8.6) | 15(15.8) | 0.109 |
Overall complications related to SEMS, n(%) | 69(32.7) | 49(42.2) | 20(21.1) | .0011 |
Time to complications developed, median (IQR) | 87(33-435) | 211(52-686) | 33(15-59) | .0002 |
Complication episode per patient per month | 0.006 | 0.008 | 0.01 | - |