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Table 2 Univariate analyses to identify the risk factors for thrombosis in the LSPV stump

From: Chest radiotherapy after left upper lobectomy may be a risk factor for thrombosis in the pulmonary vein stump

Variable

Patients with thrombosis (n = 5)

Patients without thrombosis (n = 95)

P value

Age, years, mean value (range)

69 (63–75)

67 (39–80)

0.557

Sex, n (%)

 Male /female

4 (80)/(20)

54 (57)/41 (43)

0.329

 Smoking index, mean value (range)

853 (0–1290)

574 (0–2250)

0.313

 CEA, ng/mL, mean value (range)

3.9 (2.1–7.4)

7.3 (0.5–152)

0.658

Comorbidity, n (%)

 Hypertension

1 (20)

38 (40)

0.389

 Diabetes mellitus

1 (20)

19 (20)

1.000

 Hyperlipidemia

0 (0)

9 (10)

0.999

 Preoperative chemotherapy, n (%)

0 (0)

3 (3)

0.999

 Preoperative chest radiotherapy, n (%)

0 (0)

0 (0)

N/A

 VATS, n (%)

4 (80)

69 (73)

0.719

PVS treatment, n (%)

 Ligation/stapler

0 (0)/5 (100)

7 (7)/88 (93)

0.999

 Together /respective

3 (60)/2 (40)

80 (84)/15 (16)

0.184

 Operative time, minutes, median value (range)

290 (228–399)

249 (157–530)

0.175

 Blood loss, ml, mean value (range)

255 (58–590)

223 (20–2900)

0.858

 Atrial fibrillation, n (%)

2 (40)

9 (10)

0.058

 Chemotherapy, n (%)

1 (20)

29 (31)

0.621

 Chest radiotherapy, n (%)

3 (60)

14 (15)

0.024

  1. Smoking index: the average root number per day multiplied by smoking years of smoking
  2. LSPV left superior pulmonary vein, CEA carcinoembryonic antigen, VATS video-assisted thoracic surgery, PVS pulmonary vein stump