Table 1 Baseline study characteristics
From: A novel approach to control air leaks in complex lung surgery: a retrospective review
Pleural Sealant Group | Control Group | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|
N = 60 | N = 61 | ||
Males | 34 (56.7%) | 37 (60.7%) | 0.6559 |
Females | 26 (43.3%) | 24 (39.3%) | 0.6559 |
Median age in years (range) | 68 (25 – 89) | 64 (19 – 83) | 0.1224 |
COPD | 20 (33.3%) | 20 (32.8%) | 0.9491 |
Emphysema | 8 (13.3%) | 10 (16.4%) | 0.6362 |
TB / Hx of TB | 3 (5%) | 3 (4.9%) | 0.6523 |
Bleb / Pneumothorax | 5 (8.3%) | 0 | 0.0275 |
Smoking | 48 (80%) | 40 (65.6%) | 0.0748 |
Prior RT | 11 (18.3%) | 12 (19.7%) | 0.8511 |
Malignancy resection | 19 (31.7%) | 13 (21.3%) | 0.1966 |