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Table 1 Patients' characteristics

From: Blood stasis may cause thrombosis in the left superior pulmonary vein stump after left upper lobectomy

 

Left upper lobectomy (n = 7)

Left lower lobectomy (n = 4)

Right upper lobectomy (n = 7)

Right lower lobectomy (n = 6)

Age, years, median value (range)

69 (58-77)

78.5 (58-80)

66 (54-82)

74 (64-78)

Sex, n

    

Male/Female

3/4

4/0

6/1

6/0

BMI, kg/m2, median value (range)

25.5 (19.2-27.5)

23.6 (22.4-34.1)

22.9 (17.9-32.1)

21.6 (19.2-26.2)

Brinkmann index, median value (range)

225 (0-980)

340.5 (0-870)

600 (0-2820)

660 (0-2500)

Co-existing disease, n (%)

    

Ischemic heart disease

0 (0)

2 (50)

0 (0)

1 (17)

Cerebral infarction

1 (14)

1 (25)

1 (14)

1 (17)

Malignant tumor

0 (0)

0 (0)

3 (43)

3 (50)

Hypertension

4 (57)

3 (75)

3 (43)

4 (67)

Diabetes mellitus

2 (29)

0 (0)

1 (14)

2 (33)

Atrial fibrillation

1 (14)

2 (50)

0 (0)

0 (0)

Medication, n (%)

    

Antithrombotic drug

2 (29)

3 (75)

2 (29)

4 (67)

Steroids

0 (0)

0 (0)

1 (14)

1 (17)

CEA, ng/mL, median value (range)

3.3 (1.1-21.6)

3.1 (1.8-8.3)

4.3 (2.1-14.5)

4.6 (3.7-22.5)

Diagnosis, n

    

Primary cancer/Metastatic tumor/Benign

6/0/1

4/0/0

5/1/1

6/0/0

Tumor size, cm, median value (range)

25 (12-37)

29 (18-60)

26 (15-30)

29 (11-60)

Operative approach, n

    

VATS/Open thoracotomy

5/1

3/1

7/0

5/1

Operative time, minutes, median value (range)

216 (146-321)

252 (200-260)

229 (208-280)

221 (185-277)

Bleeding, mL, median value (range)

60 (20-200)

85 (0-150)

70 (0-145)

108 (40-220)

Postoperative day to remove chest tube, median value (range)

3 (2-12)

3 (2-7)

4 (2-11)

4.5 (2-6)

Postoperative complications, n (%)

    

Pulmonary fistula

1 (14)

0 (0)

2 (29)

1 (17)

Empyema

0 (0)

0 (0)

1 (14)

1 (17)

Atrial fibrillation

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

  1. CEA: Carcinoembryonic antigen, VATS: video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery.