Table 5 Distribution of cases with BPF related to risk factors and concomitant diseases
From: Is the flap reinforcement of the bronchial stump really necessary to prevent bronchial fistula?
Presence of fistula | P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Yes (N = 18)a | No (N = 540) | ||
Age | |||
< 60 years old | 0 (0) | 214 (39.6) | P = 0.014 |
≥ 60 years fold | 18 (100) | 326 (40.4) | |
Gender | |||
Male | 12 (66.7) | 366 (67.8) | P = 0.04 |
Female | 6 (33.3) | 174 (32.2) | |
Smoker | |||
No | 18 (100) | 196 (36.3) | P = 0.02 |
Yes | 0 (0) | 344 (63.7) | |
Alcohol user | |||
Yes | 18 (100) | 192 (36.2) | P < 0.001 |
No | 0 (0) | 338 (63.8) | |
Concomitant diseases | |||
Without concomitant diseases | 2 (11.1) | 282 (52.2) | |
Cardio-Vascular disease | 12 (66.7) | 134 (24.8) | |
Other pulmonary diseases | 4 (22.2) | 52 (9.6) | |
Infective pulmonary disease | 0 (0) | 18 (3.3) | P = 0.7 |
Diabetes Mellitus | 0 (0) | 14 (2.6) | |
Other lung malignancies | 0 (0) | 14 (2.6) | |
Renal diseases | 0 (0) | 4 (0.7) | |
Hemoptyzis | 0 (0) | 2 (0.4) | |
Metastasis | 0 (0) | 2 (0.4) | |
Other diseases | 0 (0) | 18 (3.3) | |