Table 7 The multivariate analysis of the factors contributing to the recurrence
From: What factors predict recurrence of a spontaneous pneumothorax?
Variables | OR | 95% CI | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Age: ≤28 | 1.277 | 0.489-3.333 | 0.617 |
Gender: male | 1.237 | 0.366-4.183 | 0.732 |
Smoking: no | 2.717 | 1.017-7.257 | 0.046 |
Lesion: top | 1.531 | 0.484-4.844 | 0.469 |
Comorbidities: yes | 3.413 | 1.236-9.433 | 0.018 |
ISP: yes | 0.862 | 0.3615-2.364 | 0.773 |
CSP: yes | 0.428 | 0.129-1.420 | 0.166 |
Operation for ISP: yes | 4.695 | 1.486-14.925 | 0.008 |
Approach: VATS | 1.802 | 0.464-6.999 | 0.395 |
Buttress stapling: no | 0.724 | 0.232-2.262 | 0.578 |
Covering: no | 0.594 | 0.193-1.825 | 0.363 |
Surgeon: trainee | 0.787 | 0.332-1.867 | 0.587 |
Pleurodesis: yes | 1.420 | 0.238-8.475 | 0.700 |
Complication: yes | 1.763 | 0.133-23.255 | 0.667 |