Table 2 Therapy and outcomes
From: Radiotherapy in the treatment of postoperative chylothorax
Patient 1 | Patient 2 | Patient 3 | Patient 4 | Patient 5 | Patient 6 | Patient 7 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Begin of Radiation after Diagnosis (d) | 9th | 4th | 4th | 2nd | 11th | 21st | 3rd |
Number of Radiations (n) | 6 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
Radiation-Energy (Gy) | 6 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Max..Flow before Radiation (ml/d) | 1100 | 450 | 850 | 800 | 710 | 450 | 1700 |
Max. Flow after Radiation (ml/d) | 0 | 150 | 90 | 90 | 200 | 220 | 0 |
Day of the chest tube removal after Radiation | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 8th | 7th | 1st |
Length of hospital after Diagnosis (d) | 23 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 21 | 30 | 16 |
Length of hospital after Radiation (d) | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 2 |
Cholesterol after Radiation, mg/dl | 35 | n.a. | n.a. | 67 | n.a. | 54 | 50 |
Triglyceride after Radiation mg/dl | 121 | n.a. | n.a | 40 | n.a | 126 | 74 |
Re-Chylothorax | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
Complications | - | - | - | - | Urosepsis | - | - |