Table 1 Baseline characteristics of PPC and non-PPC patients
From: Risk factors and short-term outcomes of postoperative pulmonary complications after VATS lobectomy
Total (n = 285) | PPC (n = 21) | Non-PPC (n = 264) | p value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender (male) | 137 (48.1%) | 13 (61.9%) | 124 (47%) | 0.28 | |
Age (years) median, IQR | 69.0 (13) | 70.0 (10) | 69.0 (13) | 0.84 | |
FEV1% predicted mean (±SD) | 87.0 (±19) | 88.8 (±21.6) | 87.5 (±19.8) | 0.78 | |
ASA score ≥ 3 | 144 (50.5%) | 14 (66.7%) | 130 (49.2%) | 0.19 | |
Preoperative activity level ≤ 400 m | 84 (29.5%) | 7 (8.4%) | 77 (91.6%) | 0.88 | |
BMI ≥30 | 63 (22.1%) | 4 (19%) | 59 (22.3%) | 0.49 | |
COPD | 84 (29.5%) | 11 (52.4%) | 73 (27.7%) | 0.03 | |
Current smoker | 60 (21.1%) | 9 (42.9%) | 51 (19.3%) | 0.02 | |
NSCLC Staging | IA | 118 (45.7%) | 9 (52.9%) | 109 (45.2%) | 0.54 |
IB | 83 (32.2%) | 4 (23.5%) | 79 (32.8%) | ||
IIA | 40 (15.5%) | 2 (11.8%) | 38 (15.8%) | ||
IIB | 5 (1.9%) | 0 (0%) | 5 (2.1%) | ||
IIIA | 12 (4.7%) | 2 (11.8%) | 10 (4.1%) | ||
Secondary metastatic disease | 27 (9.5%) | 4 (14.8%) | 23 (85.2%) | 0.12 | |
Analgesia | Paravertebral | 233 (81.8%) | 18 (85.7%) | 215 (81.4%) | 0.19 |
Epidural | 27 (9.5%) | 0 (0%) | 27 (10.2%) | ||
PCA / othera | 25 (8.8%) | 3 (14.3%) | 22 (8.3%) | ||